• Nunar@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    Trump immediately authorized 2000 lb bombs for Israel. That wasn’t a thing before. He’s worse and you suck for enabling him.

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      2 days ago

      I do not know how to explain to Blue MAGA that symbolic gestures do not matter more than the actual material effect on Gaza.

    • ubergeek@lemmy.today
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      2 days ago

      I mean one 2000 lbs bomb, or 2 1000 lbs bombs… The result is the same: A genocide.

    • Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      2 days ago

      Biden authorized sending 2000lb bombs.

      Then it came out that such bombs were being sent and under pressure he paused the sending of those bombs.

      Trump resumed it.

      You’re whitewashing Biden’s part in the willful mass murder of civilians (the US Military itself refuses to use 2000lb bombs exactly because of their massive collateral damage and Israel was using them in an urban area thus maximizing the killing from said collateral damage) for political point scoring.

      While you’re claiming the other poster “sucks” for being critical of Biden’s stance on this you might want to look at yourself in a mirror.

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      2 days ago

      During President Joe Biden’s administration, the United States supplied Israel with substantial military aid, including large quantities of heavy munitions. Notably, since the onset of the conflict with Hamas on October 7, 2023, the U.S. provided Israel with over 10,000 2,000-pound bombs and thousands of Hellfire missiles.

      These 2,000-pound bombs, often referred to as “bunker busters,” are among the most powerful non-nuclear munitions in the U.S. arsenal, designed to penetrate hardened targets. Their deployment has been a subject of international concern due to the potential for significant civilian casualties, especially in densely populated areas like Gaza.

      In May 2024, the Biden administration temporarily withheld a shipment of these heavy bombs over concerns about their use in Gaza. However, by June 2024, approximately half of the withheld shipment was released to Israel.

      It’s important to note that in January 2025, President Donald Trump reversed the remaining hold, instructing the Pentagon to release the 2,000-pound bombs to Israel.

      Are you willingly straight up lying or are you just being lied to?

      https://www.reuters.com/world/us/white-house-makes-2000-pound-bombs-available-israel-undoing-bidens-pause-2025-01-25/

      https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-sending-israel-some-heavy-bombs-that-biden-withheld-ahead-of-rafah-op/