The pier that Joe Biden had the military build to get aid into Gaza, in order to appease Hamas, was only active for 20 days and cost around $230 million.
As you recall, the pier had to be removed because it was falling apart, as it couldn’t handle the rough Mediterranean sea.
Now we find out that 62 servicemembers were injured throughout this process and it did at least tens of millions in damage to military equipment.
Here’s more from Reuters:
More than 60 service members were injured as a part of former President Joe Biden’s floating aid pier in Gaza, a Pentagon Inspector General report published on Tuesday said, a number significantly higher than had been previously disclosed.The pier, announced by Biden during a televised address to Congress in March 2024, was a massive endeavor that took about 1,000 U.S. forces to execute.
But bad weather and distribution challenges inside Gaza limited the effectiveness of what the U.S. military says was its biggest aid delivery effort ever in the Middle East. The pier was only operational for about 20 days and cost about $230 million.
While there were no deaths or known direct attacks on the pier, the Pentagon had said three U.S. troops suffered non-combat injuries in support of the pier in May, with one medically evacuated in critical condition.
But the new report by the Pentagon Inspector General said that the number was actually 62.
Yahoo News reported on the damages:
While the Army’s damage assessment is redacted, the Navy reported damage to 27 boats and INLS equipment totaling about $31 million. U.S. Central Command reported that 62 U.S. personnel were also injured during Neptune Solace, the IG reported, although the manner of the injuries and how they took place was not provided.
Scott Jennings called this an ‘insane scandal’:
Reading this makes me appreciate even more that we actually have a competent commander-in-chief in the White House now who stands with Israel and not the terrorists.
https://therightscoop.com/turns-out-joe-bidens-ridiculous-hamas-pier-injured-scores-of-servicemembers/
