NY Times: Biden’s Gaza Pier Is Failing
Good thing it didn’t cost much, eh?
U.S. Pier for Gaza Aid Is Failing, and Could Be Dismantled Early
The $230 million temporary pier that the U.S. military built on short notice to rush humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip has largely failed in its mission, aid organizations say, and will probably end operations weeks earlier than originally expected.
In the month since it was attached to the shoreline, the pier has been in service only about 10 days. The rest of the time, it was being repaired after rough seas broke it apart, detached to avoid further damage or paused because of security concerns.
The pier was never meant to be more than a stopgap measure while the Biden administration pushed Israel to allow more food and other supplies into Gaza through land routes, a far more efficient way to deliver relief. But even the modest goals for the pier are likely to fall short, some U.S. military officials say. (snip)
In the latest blow to the aid effort, the U.S. military said on Friday that it would temporarily move the pier to keep it from being damaged by high seas.
The decision “is not made lightly but is necessary to ensure the temporary pier can continue to deliver aid in the future,” the U.S. Central Command said in a post on social media, stating that the pier would be towed to Israel. Sabrina Singh, a Pentagon spokesperson, said on Monday the pier could be reattached and aid deliveries resumed later this week.
Oh, just admit it was a boondoggle, a waste of money, and a failure. This is what they call rough seas
?????????????????????? GAZA: The American floating pier collapsed and drifted away due to bad weather.
Wow, good construction … pic.twitter.com/4tGDb0hBZO
— Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo) May 25, 2024
That’s a normal day at the beach. Did they think it was going to be calm and flat all the time?
Central Command said on Friday that 3,500 tons of aid had been delivered to shore using the pier since the operation started on May 17, with about 2,500 tons of that delivered since the pier was re-anchored and resumed operations on June 8.
But much of the aid that makes it through is not reaching Palestinians, aid groups said, because of the logistical and security issues, and looting.
Aid workers say the equivalent of only seven truckloads of assistance is arriving in Gaza via the pier each day, far short of the goal of eventually ramping up to 150 trucks per day.
So, the pier is a failure and what little makes it through is stolen, mostly by Hamas.
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