The Biden administration in recent days quietly authorized the transfer of billions of dollars in bombs and fighter jets to Israel despite Washington’s concerns about an anticipated military offensive in southern Gaza that could threaten the lives of hundreds of thousands of Palestinian civilians.
The new arms packages include more than 1,800 MK84 2,000-pound bombs and 500 MK82 500-pound bombs, according to Pentagon and State Department officials familiar with the matter. The 2,000 pound bombs have been linked to previous mass-casualty events throughout Israel’s military campaign in Gaza. These officials, like some others, spoke to The Washington Post on the condition of anonymity because recent authorizations have not been disclosed publicly.
The 2,000 pound bombs, capable of leveling city blocks and leaving craters in the earth 40 feet across and larger, are almost never used anymore by Western militaries in densely populated locations due to the risk of civilian casualties.
They don’t need any of it. Israel could kill every single person in Gaza with the weapons it already has on hand.
But arms deals are extremely profitable and neoliberals just can’t say no to profits, even when it involves murdering and starving children. So if the genocide needs to continue for the profits to continue, they’re 100% on board for the genocide.
They’ll just stand behind a podium and look sad about it occasionally, because that’s the job of the center-left neoliberals.