Tag: stockpiles

Israel Continues Ops in Gaza, Storms Hospital – US Continues Arming IDF

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)
The New Atlas

Update on Israeli military operations in Gaza for November 15, 2023…

– Israeli forces have stormed Gaza’s largest hospital, claiming Hamas fighters are hiding in/beneath the facility;

– Israeli tactics appear to deliberately maximize regional and international outrage;

– The violence is aimed at pressuring regional governments to take action and trigger a series of conflicts that allow the US to reassert a previous conflict-based “security architecture” on the region;

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Why America Is Out of Ammunition

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)
This chart is from the Government Accountability Office’s recent report on the Department of Defense’s lack of strategy around corporate mergers. Bow down before Powerpoint you peasants.

Today, as the U.S. is drawn into wars in Israel and Ukraine, as well as the defense of now-peaceful Taiwan, I’m writing about war. Not the policy choices, or whether U.S. military power is a net force for good or ill, but the actual practical machinery behind the American defense base that produces the weaponry necessary to sustain the military.

Why America Is Out of Ammunition

Israel’s Iron Beam: Everything you need to know

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Pictures and video of the Iron Dome in action have made appearances across the news and social media apps since Hamas terrorists launched an attack against Israel on Oct. 7. It’s a powerful system, but instead of smart rockets, what if there was a system that used lasers instead? That is exactly what Rafael Advanced Defense Systems’ latest aerial defense system, the Iron Beam, is capable of.

Israel’s Iron Beam: Everything you need to know

Related:

White House requesting funding for Israeli laser weapon, other military assistance

House of Representatives, Israel emergency supplemental appropriations

Raytheon’s CEO said on an earnings call that the company stood to ‘benefit’ from DoD budget increases due to the war in Israel

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

On an October 24 earnings call, RTX Corporation CEO Greg Hayes said that the defense contractor stood to “benefit” from a US Department of Defense’s budget increase which would fund the supply of weapons to Israel and the restocking of weapons in Ukraine.

Raytheon’s CEO said on an earnings call that the company stood to ‘benefit’ from DoD budget increases due to the war in Israel

US suffers from chronic strategic overreach

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

The US finds itself sponsoring two conflicts that are at the center of global attention. In Ukraine, the US leads its European allies in supplying weapons, ammunition and economic assistance to the Ukrainian government against Russian forces. And now, in the Middle East, the US is the primary sponsor of Israel as it disproportionately responds to the raids carried out by Hamas on October 7.

US suffers from chronic strategic overreach

I thought that the objective was to overextend Russia?! 🤷🏼‍♀️

Biden and Congress Craft $2 Billion Aid Package as Israel Vows to ‘Crush’ Gaza

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

As Israel prepares to launch a likely ground invasion into Gaza, the Biden Administration and leading members of Congress are crafting an American aid package of roughly $2 billion in supplementary funding to support the nation’s war effort against Hamas, multiple sources familiar with the matter tell TIME.

Biden and Congress Craft $2 Billion Aid Package as Israel Vows to ‘Crush’ Gaza

Previously:

Source of dubious ‘beheaded babies’ claim is Israeli settler leader who incited riots to ‘wipe out’ Palestinian village

US Scrambles to Get More Arms to Israel, Ukraine

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

US Scrambles to Get More Arms to Israel, Ukraine

Congress isn’t expected to authorize more spending on Ukraine or Israel until a new House speaker is elected, which will likely happen this week. According to The Messenger, House Foreign Affairs Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) said Congress is discussing a massive military aid package for Ukraine and Israel that would also include funds for Taiwan. “There’s discussion about putting Israel funding, Ukraine funding, maybe Taiwan funding and finally border security,” he said.