Posted on 05/09/2025 5:06:27 AM PDT by texas booster
Joe Biden’s floating aid pier in Gaza, which was only operational for 20 days in the summer of 2024, was a much bigger failure than initially reported, according to a new Pentagon Inspector General report.
More than 60 service members were injured and one died during non-combat duties on the mission, according to the Pentagon IG, although the manner of the injuries was not clear.
“Based on the information provided, we were not able to determine which of these 62 injuries occurred during the performance of duties or resulted off duty or from pre-existing medical conditions,” the report said.
Army Sgt. Quandarius Stanley was “critically injured in May when high winds and heavy seas damaged the pier, causing four Army vessels to become beached,” The Air Force Times reported. Stanley died from the injuries he sustained months later.
The Navy reported damage to 27 boats and Improved Navy Lighterage System (INLS) equipment totaling about $31 million, according to the Times. The Army’s damage assessment is redacted.
Plagued by bad weather, the 1,200-foot-long floating pier reportedly had to be removed multiple times due to high winds and sea.
The Pentagon IG found that mission planners failed to identify such environmental factors, and that Army and Navy equipment malfunctioned because it was “not interoperable.” Lack of training and resources also reportedly hindered the operation’s success.
The Inspector General said that the U.S. military under Biden failed to “organize, train, and equip their forces to meet common joint standards.”
Agreed! Biden didn’t hatch this lame idea alone, and neither did his DEI political advisers. It was a military failure hatched by a military braintrust we can only hope are gone now and can’t hurt us anymore.
The level of stupidity that emanated from the Biden administration is astounding.
His four years in the White House should be a shining example of just how disastrous DEI is from that point forward, forever and ever.
<> This was not Biden’s failure. It was a military failure under his command.<>
Huh? The whole stupid idea was a political prop to placate American jihadis. “See, we’re doing something for the poor muzzies.”
The hundreds of millions of $ and injured personnel are collateral costs and damage to democrats.
Nothing to see. Move along.
Funny how that happens.
Liars selling you a story about their lies.
The corrupt press never held Biden accountable for anything. Can you imagine the uproar if Trump had done something this stupid? The bimbos and pretentious 'men' at MSNBC would still be screaming about it.
It’s also a wake-up call. Between Obama and Biden the military has deteriorated to dangerous levels of complacency and incompetence. Biden’s handlers ordered the floating dock, but it was poorly trained and maintained military that mucked it up.
Pete is dumping a lot of useless deadwood from the top tiers and freaks in enlisted ranks too. That is a purge that is long overdue.
The closest comparison would be the Russian leadership.
Both the Bidens and the Russians are corrupt.
Like Afghanistan, this is just another Biden charlie foxtrot out of many.
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