During the Yom Kippur war, President Nixon had a virtual air bridge of supplies running to Israel
People often forget all that this great president did for the country, he was thrown under a bus by the Media and the dems
I think you can distinguish the extent of support in '73, which was astounding (though some argue a bit belated, but I don't quibble), with what this statement seems to say which is more of a commitment of military support than material support.