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[–] [email protected] 59 points 5 months ago

This is only a problem if you think the purpose of the pier was to provide aid to Gaza. If you understand that everything the US military does is simply to provide public money to private interests, then this is a completely unremarkable event.

[–] [email protected] 36 points 5 months ago (3 children)

So you’re saying the front fell off because a wave hit it?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

Not very typical

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

Is that unusual?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

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[–] [email protected] 35 points 5 months ago (1 children)

The Mediterranean has a right to defend itself! Are you anti-seamitic?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

Hah that's a good one.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Valued at 320 million

*Sold to US taxpayers for 320 million ftfy

Actual value about tree fiddy

[–] [email protected] 16 points 5 months ago

Boeing is a defense contractor …

[–] [email protected] 13 points 5 months ago

Damn it, idiots both in the US and Israel will see that as a sign from God.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 5 months ago

Who could have seen this coming?!

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago

That was the cheaper alternative to just not selling bombs to Israel!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago

Military grade

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago

I see the army is battling against the sea. They'll have their entry in the history next to Caligula.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago

Someone banked $320m.

Mission accomplished.