State department signs off on bombs and missiles sales that the US claims would help Israel ‘defend its borders’

The United States has announced the approval of the sale of more than $7.4bn in bombs, missiles and related equipment to Israel, which has used American-made weapons to devastating effect during the war in Gaza.

The state department has signed off on the sale of $6.75bn in bombs, guidance kits and fuses, in addition to $660m in Hellfire missiles, according to the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA).

The proposed sale of the bombs “improves Israel’s capability to meet current and future threats, strengthen its homeland defense, and serves as a deterrent to regional threats”, the DSCA said in a statement.

  • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish
    21·
    6 hours ago

    Why would they acknowledge that they lost? Why would they give up power if they lost? You’re just saying they will. Why?

    I mean I don’t live in America so I’m not personally worried.

    And there it is. “The genocides won’t affect me, so I’m not worried about it.” Plus, they’re icky queer and brown people, am I right?

    • NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io
      21·
      6 hours ago

      You’re just saying they will. Why?

      Again, because if they don’t the country will implode and they’ll lose all power. Or the military will physically remove them. Dismantling a democracy isn’t something you can just declare. It’s a lot of painstaking hard work, especially in a country with checks and balances as strong as America.

      And there it is. “The genocides won’t affect me, so I’m not worried about it.” Plus, they’re icky queer and brown people, am I right?

      I said personally for a reason. It’s another bad thing happening in the world that I hope won’t happen, but don’t have the emotional capacity to strongly sympathize with.

      • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish
        21·
        6 hours ago

        Your lack of sympathy over the two genocides going on in the U.S. is noted. I guess there’s only room in your heart for one genocide.

        Also, this is fucking hilarious:

        because if they don’t the country will implode and they’ll lose all power. Or the military will physically remove them.

        But I don’t blame you for not knowing why what with you not having lived in the U.S. for 47 years.

        • moonking@lemy.lolEnglish
          1·
          2 hours ago

          “Why doesn’t anyone care about the German victims of Nazism like they do the Jewish victims”

          You do understand why no one gives as much of a shit about your “genocide” in the US, y’know aside from it not happening in the first place.

          • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish
            1·
            2 hours ago

            Yes, I do understand that humans are selfish, sadistic creatures who don’t give a shit about people suffering if they get to feel smug about it.

            I just wish that wasn’t the case.

            Sadly, you are not changing my mind on that.