The Pentagon quietly announced late Friday plans to “temporarily dismantle” its short-lived Gaza pier that it and the White House had claimed would be used to bring in relief supplies for non-combatant citizens.
Of course, what few supplies were brought in during the 2-3 weeks in which the pier actually functioned were immediately stolen by Hamas under the not-so-watchful eyes of UN personnel, because that’s just how things work in Gaza, and always have. But the pretense of signaling virtue was far more important than dealing with the facts and realities on the ground for a White House desperate to curry favor with Rashida Tlaib’s constituents in Michigan, so well worth the $300 million they’ve pissed away on this boondoggle so far.