They Know What Real Bombing Means

http://consortiumnews.com/2024/10/11/vijay-prashad-they-know-what-real-bombing-means/
Date Written:  2024-10-11
Publisher:  Consortium News
Year Published:  2024
Resource Type:  Article
Cx Number:  CX25389

Israel's bombing of Beirut mirrors its harsh attacks on Gaza and symbolises the disdain for human life that characterises both Israeli and U.S. warfare.

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On Oct. 1, U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX), the chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee issued a statement urging U.S. President Joe Biden to "place maximum pressure on Iran and its proxies, rather than pressure Israel for a ceasefire. We need to expedite arms transfers to Israel that this administration has delayed for months, including 2,000-pound bombs, to ensure Israel has all the tools to deter these threats."

McCau's belligerent call came days after Israel used over 80 U.S.-made 2,000-pound bombs and other munitions on Sept. 27, to strike a residential neighbourhood in Beirut and kill – amongst hundreds of civilians – Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah (1960–2024), the leader of Hezbollah. In this one bombing raid, Israel dropped more of these "bunker buster" bombs than the United States military used in its 2003 invasion of Iraq.