The White House is exploring the possibility of airdropping aid from U.S. military planes into Gaza as deliveries by land become increasingly difficult, four U.S. officials told Axios.
It would be more than enough of a blow. To even suggest withholding aid would be enough to stop this madness. Israel doesn't exactly have many regional friends, they haven't exactly been great neighbors. Meanwhile, the Arab nations are watching the same genocide we are, ones not dependent on US aid. If the US was even hinting at this, Israel will fold, immediately. This genocide doesn't happen without US support.
There's 1.2 million people sheltering in Rafah. They'd need to drop 4000 pallets of MREs every day to feed them. And re-feeding syndrome may be a problem.
The proposed airlift absolutely does nothing to address shortages of potable water. Or the medical supplies needed to treat victims of Israel's genocidal assault, the public health catastrophe from the lack of sanitation, or even just everyday medical needs like diabetes or pregnancies.
Water and medicine can also be airdropped. It's a tall order, but we've done it before. The biggest logistic hurdle would be getting enough planes. It would probably have to be a NATO or UN operation, so multiple air forces could contribute aircraft and crews without pulling too many assets from other operating areas.
And bombing evacuation corridors, groupings of people etc doesn't do that already? The US has a PR disaster on their hands right now with them sending thoughts and prayers instead of acting. If it was about that, they would have stopped already. Also, multiple incidents of soldiers firing at aid trucks, yet money still flows.
Hah, I wish. Possibly, maybe, if it's a Monday and Biden is in a bad mood. But I would bet a day's wages that Israel could "accidentally" down a US plane carrying aid and the only thing that would come of it is some finger wagging.
I texted the Biden campaign to defund Israel and they stopped reaching out to me. Israel owns the democrats in almost exactly the same way that Russia owns the GOP, and if you weren't born yesterday you'd recognize that Russia and Israel have always* had deeper ties than they're comfortable with Americans knowing about.
Democrat politicians: I don't like what Israel is doing, but politically I can't directly oppose them. Let's try to pressure them to stop the killing, seek a ceasefire, and send aid to the Gazans.
Republican politicians: wooo fuck yeah kill more brown people! Especially children!!
You: I literally cannot tell these two groups apart.