Posted on 12/10/2023 6:45:44 PM PST by SeekAndFind
The Biden administration has bypassed Congress to send 14,000 rounds of tank ammunition to Israel.
The deal is needed, says Secretary of State Antony Blinken, because “Israel is in combat right now with Hamas, and we want to make sure that Israel has what it needs to defend itself against Hamas."
The $106 million sale is only a fraction of the $14.3 billion the U.S. wants to send to Israel but can't because Republicans are demanding changes to immigration rules and funds for border security as the price for aid to Israel, Ukraine, and other nations.
Joe Biden has indicated he's willing to make substantial concessions to get Republicans to unblock the $106 billion aid package that the Senate will vote on perhaps as early as Wednesday.
“The United States is committed to the security of Israel, and it is vital to US national interests to assist Israel to develop and maintain a strong and ready self-defense capability. This proposed sale is consistent with those objectives,” the State Department said in a statement. “Israel will use the enhanced capability as a deterrent to regional threats and to strengthen its homeland defense.”
The strongest sign yet that Biden is ready to make a deal favorable to Republicans comes from Senator Mitt Romney.
“We want to solve that, to secure the border. I just saw the president of the United States say that we’ve got to secure the border. He’s right. So, any effort that doesn’t do that will be rejected by Republicans,” Romney said.
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As long as it’s lubed with bacon grease, I’m good with the transfer.
Congress? Pfffftttttt!
Senile Joe’s Ukie war scam is unraveling…….question is, how long do the Democrats and Neo Cons forever wars last? …… at this rate the US will become irrelevant and unseated as the world’s super power…remember folks, senile Joe’s Afghanistan debacle was just a warm up.
Don’t be deceived, use some reasoning as to what is happening to a once great America.
It certainly doesn’t help that DOD is run by a bunch of REMFs.
Maybe the only positive thing I’ve ever said about Biden, but he’s stood by Israel to a suprising degree. Since Congress seems incapable of supporting Israel, and since I like the idea of Israelis killing terrorists, I’m having a hard time being upset about this.
No, they’re worse than REMFs, they’re the darkside that will run anyone over with a truck to further their careers.
I remember a certain Nancy Pelosi saying not one dollar for a border wall when Trump was president. What about all those other democrats who wanted no more money for a border wall? Will Joe Biden tell Nancy Pelosi to shut up?
I didn’t know that the State Department had tank ammunition. I knew they had pistols and machine guns but tanks?
106 million dollars divided by 14,000 shells = $7,571 each
Can we trade Romney to Hamas for a hostage?
It is apparent to me that congressional authority has been waning. I believe the executive branch (Demonrats) and the deep state will ignore congress and any “Law” it passes unless the demonrats agree with it. Just like the demonrats ignore court rulings they don’t agree with. It is out in the open right now. And there is NOTHING that congress can do about it. The Demonrats in the senate will protect any other demonrat and thus a 2/3 conviction majority for impeached traitors will never be achieved.
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