I said "F**k Me" 6 times during your presentation. This was considered a viable operation? Maybe they should have kept a few LST's around instead of expending them as targets.
@theophrastus3.0563 ай бұрын
Fortunately, the government is always ready to F-you. And they’ll do it with money they took from someone else they’re also F-ing.
@therchas3 ай бұрын
This operation wasn’t for viability and effectiveness but for political optics
@Sagart9993 ай бұрын
@@therchas Spot on!
@RyTrapp03 ай бұрын
@@therchas Right - but they failed at the 'political optics' goal because they failed at the viability and effectiveness of the operation. I don't exactly "watch the news" at this point, but I haven't noticed any media trying to put a positive spin on this.
@yrobtsvt3 ай бұрын
@@RyTrapp0I think you are right. The need has not lessened at all, so the end of the operation implies that they've failed in the optics objectives. Most of the food is just sitting on the end of the pier because Israel has targeted food aid trucks and killed food aid workers multiple times
@mbjackson80293 ай бұрын
I felt from the beginning this was a half ass effort. Publicity stunt that didn’t work.
@jerseyshoredroneservices2253 ай бұрын
I wouldn't call it a half assed effort. It was an ineffective plan from the beginning but the people who are executing the plan are putting forth maximum effort. Publicity stunt? I guess you could call with that. A lot of people around the country and the world were demanding that "something" be done so the big shots decided to do something, even if they knew it would be ineffective from the beginning.
3 ай бұрын
The big guy needed to get his 10% cut.
@maverickmyrtlebeach3 ай бұрын
Bail is going to be a lot, 10% may not cover it.
@tomhenry8973 ай бұрын
Got biden votes
@dirtdevil703 ай бұрын
My question...given how susceptible the pier is to weather ( 3 ft waves max) does the entire system have any practical use in military times?
@buddystewart20203 ай бұрын
So, they decided to use a tool that wasn't made for this situation in the first place, so, naturally, lets launch an investigation. A news report I read either yesterday or the day before said, one of the problems is once the supplies are moved onto the beach, they're just sitting there. The aid trucks that were moving the stuff inland were getting attacked, so they're having trouble moving it off the beach. If that's true, it wouldn't matter if you were able to move more onto the beach.
@bosshog88443 ай бұрын
Hamas is not attacking aide trucks. Israel has been launching missile strikes on food aide workers though.
@stnln21803 ай бұрын
@@bosshog8844 Yeah.... sure... and Hamas didn't rape and butchered all of those Jews too.... Do you really think this is Al Jazeera audience?😂
3 ай бұрын
@@bosshog8844 Liar. They were terrorists operating under cover as "aid workers". In other words, legitimate targets.
@wrldvw18363 ай бұрын
Hamas is in bedded in the aid trucks and are using them as cover to attack Israel. Also, Hamas steals all the aid. This was a known disaster before it ever started
@buddystewart20203 ай бұрын
@@bosshog8844 ... So you're going to take one high profile incident and extrapolate that out to - Israel is attacking all food trucks? You're smart, wow.
@robertrussell32643 ай бұрын
Polly Anna here. Maybe the humiliation will motivate the government to address this massive void in our future capabilities. Shoot if we can't quickly put up a functional pier we are probably not ready for a major conflict.
@SennaAugustus3 ай бұрын
They don't want to succeed here, that's the point. It's just a way to spend some money whilst supporting Israel.
@DoctorMandible3 ай бұрын
Graft is the point. Efficacy is meaningless.
@koffeekage3 ай бұрын
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!
@cyberninjazero56593 ай бұрын
Damn you beat me to it
@shlosher3 ай бұрын
lol
@rockbutcher3 ай бұрын
They are being pretty selective about what they put into that $230M dollar amount. When you figure in fuel for the ships, salaries, wear and tear on equipment there is no way in hell that whole schmozz only cost $230M. The true cost will make airborne drops look cheap. Rushed plan, rushed gear...bad outcome.
@miamisasquatch3 ай бұрын
But also consider the training opportunity and effectiveness assessment of a platform with limited operational history
@ianshaver89543 ай бұрын
Keep in mind you’re paying the warship crew salaries either way.
@deplorable1-23 ай бұрын
Someone needs to take a look at the Matson ops leaving the West Coast for Hawaii. A tad over a million POUNDS a day is sick. And the cargo is stacked onshore waiting to either rot or be stolen by guys with guns. What a waste of money and personnel for virtually zero.
@dave82183 ай бұрын
I would imagine the govt just walks away from that pier, look what they left behind in Afghanistan. 230 million is a drop in the Mediterranean.
@ryder60703 ай бұрын
Too many camera phones
@keithhigh77733 ай бұрын
Brit here. Yes, it might be a drop in the ocean, but it is $ 230 million dollars that is not available for aid for the Palestinian people or to help homeless people in America. I suppose the best that can be said is that the Democrats tried, whereas the Repugnants would have done bugger all.
3 ай бұрын
@@keithhigh7773 It was a scam from the very beginning.
@hotsoup10013 ай бұрын
@@keithhigh7773yup, and you better get ready to cry in November, cause all this nonsense will be going away.
@jakeoreilly96273 ай бұрын
looks like d day
@badbob95963 ай бұрын
Another complete waste of US taxpayer money so a politician can say He cares.
@tomriley57903 ай бұрын
Not really, there will have been lots of lessons learnt form this and it will likely inform future developments and capabilities that are developed, you often learn more from relative failures than you do from success. At least they tried.
@chuckrogers50773 ай бұрын
@@tomriley5790 The lessons learned from this could have been learned by simply thinking it through instead of spending hundreds of millions..
@duenge3 ай бұрын
@@tomriley5790 This was done to appease the Arab population in the US. Given that US troops were not allowed to set their feet on the sand, this pier could not be properly installed and maintained. Great job Biden....And face it, this was just deliveries into the hands of Hamas, since they run the place.
@elhueso43303 ай бұрын
Man I'm here on one of these ships and it's a real shit show total waste of our money
@duenge3 ай бұрын
@@elhueso4330 Getting any harassment from the locals?
@bobbyirvin25023 ай бұрын
Small tugs are loaded with causeway. Not sailed across the pond. Thank you for the updates on your channel. 👊 Retired Army Master Mariner / Master Diver
@garymartin97773 ай бұрын
please elaborate... what's a causeway in this context? Thank you for your service, sir.
@blshouse3 ай бұрын
@@garymartin9777 The causeway is the technically correct name for the "pier".
@johnchin14563 ай бұрын
It was never intended to be an viable solution, doesn't take an expert to know this was for P.R purposes
@PaulToth-lc2cv3 ай бұрын
I'm a nobody. And I knew that pier was NOT going to work out. Yes, the military is pulling it. But, I'm not talking about the pier.
@afterglow52853 ай бұрын
You understand nothing, it was never intended to work, it was just a political move to save netanyahu from the ICC
@blshouse3 ай бұрын
@@afterglow5285 You mean to save Brandon from the pro-Hamas wing of his own party.
@ligmasack90383 ай бұрын
@@afterglow5285 says the guy supporting TERRORISTS; let that sink in, 🤡
@WTF2BlueTiger3 ай бұрын
@@blshouse Cant believe there are such imbeciles watching this channel, this pier is an effort to send in humanitarian aid ONLY to a region which is having aid blocked by a US ally, instead of you know, just telling Israel to stop fucking blocking aid and if it refuses, block all non essential military aid to them (which is already forbidden under US law which is currently being brokeN)
@JackPitmanNica3 ай бұрын
The word "impotent" comes to mind
@Echowhiskeyone3 ай бұрын
I can think of two words, Charlie Foxtrot.
@ProctorsGamble3 ай бұрын
SNAFU perhaps 🤔
@synupps8773 ай бұрын
Who and/or what are you claiming to be impotent?
@fmccloud3 ай бұрын
Yeah it turns out that this a complex and delicate situation and no amount of snippy one liners from the KZbin content section is going change that.
@JackPitmanNica3 ай бұрын
@@fmccloud Dont defend a disgusting political move that helps Israel starve people
@johnherrick74863 ай бұрын
Maybe it was all a false show of support never meant to succeed so as to make us look magnanimus..
@More_Row3 ай бұрын
I think you got it
@robertoleary30043 ай бұрын
Bingo
@radiosnail3 ай бұрын
Should have read your comment before making mine.
@sgs12623 ай бұрын
Nailed that
@richdobbs65953 ай бұрын
My guess is that Biden made the decision to send the pier and was committed to it. But, from a strategic point of view of our ally Israel, they don't want Gaza to be resupplied. So no effort is being made to make this efficient.
@Colinpark3 ай бұрын
Absolutely the crews really deserve a lot of kudos for doing the best job they could in impossible conditions, both weather and political.
@johncheresna3 ай бұрын
What a waste, but I can't say I am surprised.
@edwardrich25643 ай бұрын
Those navy divers, are pissed .
@maverickmyrtlebeach3 ай бұрын
You only get pay if under 1 fathom ~
@balaklava64203 ай бұрын
Thanks for the update Sal.
@Kim-J3123 ай бұрын
It should have never ever been constructed !! They should ask why Egypt has 1000s of aid trucks on the Egyptian border side !!!
@ramrod95563 ай бұрын
You can't starve a population if you have a reliable delivery system. By pretending this pier was going to be a workable solution, they were able to keep all the humanitarian aid out of this area.
@Milo-id9qd3 ай бұрын
Israel controls the border and won't let them through. Israel actually guards that border.
@WALTERBROADDUS3 ай бұрын
Maybe it's because the Egyptians are busy building a border wall? 🧱
@noIMspartacus23 ай бұрын
Not sure if you are being "naive" or very cleverly showing what a disaster this devious, desperate scam is... Oh ffs... Does anyone really "think" that the pier has anything to do with "a concern about getting humanitarian aid to Palestinians"?!?!?! When will all the "experts" cut the crap and cut to the chase - this is ALL about trying to get the Palestinians out of the region to clear the way for the full control of the off shore GAS ZONES in a desperate bid by the nazionist/anglo/american/ nato and bankster parasites to retain some hegemony in the region and control of major future energy supplies to their bitch slapped nato stooges in Europe! But like their murderous scam in Ukraine, it is collapsing as well...
@tpozzbarwani99773 ай бұрын
U mean sisi is busy@@WALTERBROADDUS
@jeffr62803 ай бұрын
Hard to believe our government would pick the least efficient, most expensive and dangerous way to do something. I'm sure the administration didn't have ulterior motives for doing any of this🙄.
@WALTERBROADDUS3 ай бұрын
It's no worse than a school district that gets four and a half billion dollars a year; still not be able to afford air conditioning or get rid of asbestos.
@paulhusbands3 ай бұрын
Hell no
@jerseyshoredroneservices2253 ай бұрын
If the goal was getting stuff into gaza this was a bad plan but I don't know that there are any better ones available. How would you suggest that they get supplies into gaza in a safer, cheaper, more efficient way?
@DefaultProphet3 ай бұрын
Blame Israel for them having to do use this method
@paulhusbands3 ай бұрын
@@DefaultProphet" I will bless them that bless you, I will curse them that curse you" said The Lord,
@shlosher3 ай бұрын
Thank you Sal.
@edwardrich25643 ай бұрын
This is the most dumbstruck idea I've ever seen. And im a former marine.
@psikogeek3 ай бұрын
Subtle humor. I like it.
@stco24263 ай бұрын
Thanks for showing this.
@therchas3 ай бұрын
Moving stuff by pallet is a standard for us navy operations. Most people are trained and experienced in only pallet operations. Container operations are simply not practical for carrier and replenishment at sea operations that the navy does. So I’m not surprised to see this being continued on this peir even if containers would be more efficient in this case
@WALTERBROADDUS3 ай бұрын
We are not doing a replenishment operation of a ship.
@therchas3 ай бұрын
@@WALTERBROADDUS yes but standard operating procedures have a tendency to used for operations they shouldn’t be used for in bureaucratic systems
@WALTERBROADDUS3 ай бұрын
@@therchas there's no cranes to lift containers. And I don't see any longshoreman.
@herberthenry62133 ай бұрын
Very informative. Well done.
@javajunky2153 ай бұрын
Half a billion dollars wasted, anyone that knows anything about the Navy and Army mobile pier systems knew this was a disaster to begin with. How the flack did anyone not realize this wasn’t going to work and it needless put American Service men and women at risk.
@kevinconville31993 ай бұрын
Grat show! Thank you.
@deansawich62503 ай бұрын
Thanks Sal for another really informative and interesting video. This is what happens when Politicians call the shots, they are not known for taking reality into consideration. Hats off to all the Servicemen that have had to try and make a Politician's fantasy into a reality.
@PapaOscarNovember3 ай бұрын
I was always under the impression that the deliverables of this mission was not to move the needle on tons of aid transported, but rather to generate photos/videos of US soldiers doing something for Gazans so that US voters who sympathize with Palestinians can be placated. I’m pretty sure that’s the criterion by which decision on continuing the mission will be made.
@ajc54793 ай бұрын
Strange, it was the military that planned and executed this operation.
@peters-adventure3 ай бұрын
@deansawich6250, I'm glad for your post. It most closely matches my sentiment. The episode's live videos show a how hazardous the operation is. The U.S. military designed an inadequate system for proper throughput. The Israeli military further jeopardized the humanitarian aid operation when they used the beach by the pier for a military evacuation. The pier is a worsening political failure. The pier should be shut down safely, to minimize injury or worse, to U.S. servicemen. Political pressure should be applied to Israel, to open the ports for aid to flow at higher throughput.
@beardedskiper3 ай бұрын
Great report, thank you!
@patrickoconnor24013 ай бұрын
Good video, neutral, objective analysis, thank you. Is that a ‘willomy pine’ (from Australia) in the background? If so, awesome! Excuse the spelling, please.
@carneeki3 ай бұрын
I've seen eucalyptus when I was in Israel, the Wollemi Pine, would surprise me, they are native to only a small and specific area of the Blue Mountains just west of Sydney, and access is not permitted to the general public. That said, given how endangered the pine is, they can be purchased from nurseries to help prevent their extinction. Would be interesting to see if they were transported to Gaza in case something happened in Australia that killed the tree off. (sorry for going waaay off topic if you meant a different pine)
@patrickoconnor24013 ай бұрын
@@carneeki Thank you for your concise reply, carneeki, I thought I recognized is from the very rough bark and the rather primitive, disheveled branches and ‘leaves’. I am aware of the protected status of that grove of plant life in Blue Mountains Australia, and I am interested in having a plant of my own when they become available. As far as I know, there are samples at the KEW and at a museum in Hamilton, Ontario Canada.
@scducksscducks75113 ай бұрын
Love your channel, Sal. The "L" is silent in Moultrie. Properly pronounced "Moo-Tree".
@ianwhitfield81693 ай бұрын
This was a glorified exercise to see how well the JLOLTS really work in a real life situation. The marine Corps are making a decision!
@davidty20063 ай бұрын
Turns out... Same as mulberry, the weather is bloody pain.
@miamisasquatch3 ай бұрын
Hopefully we haven't built doctrine around these.
@philliplopez15013 ай бұрын
We do infact have doctrine regarding mobile pier operations. I would call this a failed Beta test. And expect funding to replace this with a more viable system with next year's budget.
@SpringIsBACK3 ай бұрын
This system would work fine (if a bit expensively) in an environment for which it was designed.
@Doug-d5o3 ай бұрын
Good Reporting. Thanks.
@mackfisher44873 ай бұрын
Sal, very informative particularly with your maritime background. (With tongue-in-cheek) Look out the Senate investigative committee will have you up giving testimony on the latest rounds of political sniping.
@ardiffley-zipkin95393 ай бұрын
Great report, Sal. You should share it with Congress, especially the budget committees We are pouring money out with no success or reason. Look at our leadership. .
@williamherrick4973 ай бұрын
Enjoying a reliable update. Appreciate the UNCOLA - no hyperbolic adjectives or adverbs on this channel
@johnherrick74863 ай бұрын
Another Herrick...
@Jimmyfisher1213 ай бұрын
As usual Sal thank you for the update.
@erikjohnson32553 ай бұрын
The ST912 was definitely loaded onto another ship and carried over.
@peteb66823 ай бұрын
Sal, you called it correctly from the get-go when this operation was announced, what 5 months ago!! You should provide the investigators a copy of your episode from months ago! You're a class act for not saying "I told you so!"
@petersanderson83073 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@joeparry-jones27903 ай бұрын
Good training. Very informative when compared to D day and the ensuing logistical problems you outlined in previous emissions. Thankyou.
@dangvorbei53043 ай бұрын
It's a show, of course, and tonnage is gonna be reflected in grams on all the award citations. But I'm proud of all the Army sailors who are having to pull this mission out of thin air. And how DID that tug get there?
@richardsevers76863 ай бұрын
Great update
@mistersmith33683 ай бұрын
At time 7:43, I really enjoy seeing DoD is still using "left handed, metric shipyard wrench" not a properly sized wrench.
@timshirk98923 ай бұрын
Thanks for the informative video. It makes reading between the lines a lot clearer on what is really going on here.
@TulsAmerican3 ай бұрын
That operation wasn’t about delivering aid. It was a “show”, failed spectacularly, and will soon disappear down the “memory hole” to avoid how incompetent they were to even think of trying it.
@natopeacekeeper973 ай бұрын
Thanks Sal for another timely update and analysis.
@oldstogey78643 ай бұрын
The recent commemorations of D-Day made much of the Mulberry floating harbours, and how they were set up in a day or two, and handled thousands of tons of supplies daily to keep the allied forces supplied. That was in the English Channel, not the (relatively) calm Mediterranean. Have we just lost the ability to do that?
@dongiovanni43313 ай бұрын
The mulberries were prefabricated in the UK, and hauled over the Channel. As to the sea state of the Channel, one of the Mulberries was destroyed by a storm a few weeks after it was set up.
@WALTERBROADDUS3 ай бұрын
That requires a lot more money and infrastructure.
@Onequietvoice3 ай бұрын
@@dongiovanni4331 Still shows what can be done when there is a genuine will to do something.
@johnmay233 ай бұрын
@@dongiovanni4331 CORRE THE U.S. PIER BROKE UP !
@shannonm.townsend12323 ай бұрын
No
@465maltbie3 ай бұрын
Great video, thanks for sharing and giving us the explanation. Charles
@susanpetropoulos10393 ай бұрын
Wonder which political family partnered with the contractor providing pier materials.
@maverickmyrtlebeach3 ай бұрын
oow oow pick me !
@obsidianjane44133 ай бұрын
Considering they are probably older than you are, none.
@jeffhetschel30353 ай бұрын
“This has been a learning experience and we consider it a great success”
@bioman13003 ай бұрын
Your restraint in not yelling out "I told you so dummies! ' was remarkable !
@Shipspotting_Vietnam3 ай бұрын
Great talk!!!❤❤❤❤🎉
@stevecrombie53573 ай бұрын
One can see why some are calling for the halt of this boondoogle.
@tigertiger16993 ай бұрын
Tell you what though… ain’t this a fantastic display of the team work, discipline and sheer greatest of you all volunteer military…👍 go the 🦅 🇺🇸
@scottsmith93343 ай бұрын
I’m prior Amphibious transport Navy. I noticed two things in your excellent video. One, I’ll take this as all other operations as a Training exercise. The second was the Aid coming from the UAE. One could derive a lot of intelligence from this operation. IMHO. 😎🇺🇸👍🏻
@cxzact92043 ай бұрын
The Emiratis wouldn't be foolish enough to send illicit supplies through that channel, I think. They have plenty of tunnels built by the Egyptians to use for that. But you're right, it's great training but I suspect the outcome of the exercise will be that the military has learned to not use systems in conditions they weren't designed for. Or so I hope.
@Greenmachine3053 ай бұрын
Nobody is learning anything of value here, other than it sucks to be a marine. Even if they did, they sure as hell won't put that knowledge to good use in the future. The whole operation was a PR stunt designed to distract the population from focusing on complicit US involvement in the Gaza incursion.
@johnland50423 ай бұрын
What a difficult situation. Frustrating for the staff working over there.
@davegl12363 ай бұрын
There is a repeated misconception about number of tracks before and after 7 Oct. The number before is tracks carrying everything. Building supply, Manufacturing supply, Food... The number post 7 Oct is just humanitarian aid. e.g food and medical supply.
@Mag_Aoidh3 ай бұрын
It was never met to be used on an open coastline but in “protected” waters. This was purely political and meant to gain brownie points, not help. “Hey, look what we’re doing!” You ask anyone who actually put hands on that thing and they will tell you. Thanks Sal!
@NotSure4163 ай бұрын
I think they're not using containers because of transparency. You can hide anything in a container. Less easy on pallets.
@WALTERBROADDUS3 ай бұрын
You don't have any cargo cranes to move containers.
@stupidburp3 ай бұрын
Can’t stack containers high on these vessels. Pallets moved by forklift makes more sense. Especially when the marshaling area is completely full anyways even with the limited throughput achieved and the internal distribution in Gaza is not keeping up.
@SteamCrane3 ай бұрын
14:00 - Your comments reminded me, and I searched and bought the book "Tug Of War", about the author's experiences during WW-II sailing a US fleet tug from the US East Coast, thru Panama, to the South Pacific. Wonderful book that I read many years ago.
@loladavinci12433 ай бұрын
What a horrible abuse of taxpayer money squandered upon a ‘famine’ that never was.
@markodeen41053 ай бұрын
I hope some lessons are learned from this fiasco! In addition to the pier issues, I understand what supplies were brought in are sitting in a warehouse lacking the next link in the supply chain. Thanks Sal
@laurenglass45143 ай бұрын
No one reported on how the tug got there?
@SteamCrane3 ай бұрын
Several reported that it was hoisted aboard.
@Jim-dr2ec3 ай бұрын
If the report says anything other than "politicians shouldn't pick maritime logistics solutions" its a sham.
@greyjay92023 ай бұрын
Doomed to failure even before it began. Anyone who bothered to ask the weather folks for information about wind, tide, and sea state, would have known not to attempt setting up this pier on that unprotected beachhead. The world watches us embarrass ourselves, and takes note.
@whya2ndaccount3 ай бұрын
It sounded like there were distribution issues once it was ashore too. Little point in piling it up on the beach if it goes nowhere after that.
@ecossearthur3 ай бұрын
Don't promise what you are unable to achieve.....
@marvinwestern42763 ай бұрын
Remember whose idea it was to begin with. An entire political career has been built on not worrying about the final outcome.
@ecossearthur3 ай бұрын
@@marvinwestern4276 💯 %
@patrickhepburn23243 ай бұрын
Good job explaining how this works
@crinklecut37903 ай бұрын
I always thought it was a bad strategy but I’m sad to see it really didn’t work well. Those people are so desperate for aid I was hoping it would help more.
@markthebuilder98373 ай бұрын
Hamas is a terrorist organization. I would send no aid.
@ligmasack90383 ай бұрын
Then they should stop starting fights with israel, and violating the Treaties they begged for after starting said fights with Israel; better yet they should GTFO of Israel as they have ZERO CLAIM to it.
@CawKee3 ай бұрын
Thanks Sal for another interesting video 🏴
@gernblansten6843 ай бұрын
Its the Army. They disassembled the tug, every soldier put a piece in their ruck, then they reassembled at sea.
@tomrogers94673 ай бұрын
But it then became a large anchor.
@Ana_Mystik3 ай бұрын
Thank you Sam. They are proper taking the piss.
@dannyjoebrown46113 ай бұрын
Think of all the money they saved by not paying the crews involved hazardous duty pay while sending them into a bonafide war zone! So, we have that going for us.
@ashtonwilliams73953 ай бұрын
Fr no hazard pay???
@doomey22a3 ай бұрын
Thanks for this analysis, Sal. I’ve been wondering how exactly they were actually handling stuff on the pier. Would be interested to hear your take on what this operation might mean for the sealift command moving forward, given the talk of it being wound down before this deployment?
@CanalTremocos3 ай бұрын
This was a weird mission from the start. Why make an amphibious landing when Egypt could open a border crossing directly into Gaza? Lots of politics. Big international relations. This one could suspect this pier was just a decoy to avoid the Gaza-Egypt crossing becoming a flashpoint and somewhere someone issuing an ultimatum.
@WALTERBROADDUS3 ай бұрын
Does Egypt doesn't want them. And is building a border wall to keep them out.
@WALTERBROADDUS3 ай бұрын
It's not weird at all. This has more to do with politics than Logistics.
@jonahhekmatyar3 ай бұрын
Israel has closed the border and been preventing aid trucks from getting into gaza since before the war even started
@MM229663 ай бұрын
On the plus side, this is good training. Sal talked a bit about this when it started, but the Army/Navy has not had to do this kind of large-scale over-the-shore supply ops in quite a long time. Good to blow the rust off and figure out corrective actions NOW, with a core of experienced personnel, if this has to be done in the Pacific, etc.
@michaelkinsey46493 ай бұрын
This is rather less about weather or equipment or ability than it is about politics. Political will would see enough resource - even blockships against the weather! - put into place. BUT the one side can't guarantee safety or accept foreign military ashore, and frankly WANTS to continue the difficulties for it's people. And the other doesn't seem to want to facilitate the use of a proper port eg Ashdod , then onward road distribution.... (And that ignores the central land access and Southern port access from Egypt!) I truly feel sorry for the US Army and Navy here..... professional people - and this is not their fault!! As for Mulberries..... the lesson is that any facility intended for more than a very short (a day or two) term operation requires ENORMOUS planning and support and security - and that means allied political will. Nice update Sal, thanks you.
@WALTERBROADDUS3 ай бұрын
You've already put about $300 million into this. And you wanted to put more infrastructure?
@Onequietvoice3 ай бұрын
@@WALTERBROADDUS How does that compare to the Military aid given to Israel to create this crisis?
@WALTERBROADDUS3 ай бұрын
@@Onequietvoicethey should be happy they got $1 or pallet one? Hamas brought this on themselves and the people of Gaza. And once they even got the aid, they withhold hold it from the people.
@keithhigh77733 ай бұрын
Brit here. You are probably right about the political will. All the "heavy lifting" for Mulberries was done in 1942/43/44. All the designs are readily available, and given the time the Gaza pier was in the planning, the concrete caissons could have been fabricated in Cyprus and shipped across. The block ships (gooseberries in Mulberry speak) could have been substituted by more caissons.The Mulberries were designed to handle a much greater rise and fall of tide than 3 feet. Historical note, some concrete caissons are still visible just off the beach in Arromanches, Normandy, France. I live just a few miles from where many caissons were fabricated here on the south coast of England and in this 80th anniversary year of D-Day, we will shortly be erecting a monument commemorating Mulberries and all the people engaged in their manufacture.
@raquelho43193 ай бұрын
Also, the work of Merchant Marines!
@johnbrossack37913 ай бұрын
A CF of the first order. I really feel for the US military personnel who are tasked with making this CF work. Kudos to them.
@martinmdl68793 ай бұрын
It is not efficient ON PURPOSE. A foreign Government who controls the US Government does not want ANY aid in Gaza. This is their remedy.
@RyTrapp03 ай бұрын
This is honestly worse than I expected, this is ridiculous. Moving PALLETS at a time? Transferring PALLETS multiple times between various vehicles before they touch ground? This is just absurd. "...an investigation is about to be launched into the pier..." - Can't wait to find out who they scapegoat for this one
@jamesharrod87333 ай бұрын
prime example of the leadership of military and government of usa , not good
@TheMusicHeals.kjhjhhg3 ай бұрын
sorta like Trump letting 5000 taliban terrorists go free to kill our troops?
@kotori87gaming893 ай бұрын
The biggest issue isn't the quantity of aid, but the effective distribution of aid. A lot of it gets intercepted by less-needy, more organized groups before it reaches those who most need it. Throwing *more* food at the problem right now will not get any more food to those who actually need it. Ultimately, Gaza needs a functional government again.
@SpringIsBACK3 ай бұрын
Exactly correct. Geez, at least one other person on this thread is sensible. Granted that coming up with a functional gov't in Gaza that is not a threat to the Israelis is a toughie, as the Gazans are indoctrinated from birth to hate Israelis.
@cathiwim3 ай бұрын
Biggest boondoggle of the decade! How much of the aid went to Hamas?
@elijahcraig48043 ай бұрын
I think I remember a guy saying this wouldn't work immediately after it was announced.
@markseaman47503 ай бұрын
Whatever the decision, it will be based on optics and political considerations. Never mind if it works or not.
@MetalheadSailor3 ай бұрын
As someone who sailed on one of the Montford Point class ships and participated in side by side exercises with the LMSRs, this pier definitely was a waste.
@snowness1103 ай бұрын
Is anyone reporting on the mortar and rocket attacks on the pier?
@donaldmarwitz20463 ай бұрын
Thanka was a good story, and showing what all us beibg done.
@pat36a3 ай бұрын
Will this affect Joes new job data? 350 million wasted, can't even use it as a training exercises, unless it's to show what "Not" to do.
@meli66ajg3 ай бұрын
Thanks for covering this--seems like a debacle!
@GamePerson-w3e3 ай бұрын
seems that the whole thing was a pr stunt after all, that or we can't figure out aid, but then the arms are still moving well enough
@AtomicBuffalo3 ай бұрын
When the destination nation wants the arms and not the aid...
@Onequietvoice3 ай бұрын
@@AtomicBuffalo The destination was Gaza.
@Hybris511293 ай бұрын
@@Onequietvoice Correct that said however what food does come in does go their fighting forces first as is customary in this part of the world. Another example of us supplying our own enemies with war material.
@AtomicBuffalo3 ай бұрын
@@Onequietvoice If Gaza was a nation we wouldn't still be dancing around a two-state solution.
@wcgcapone3 ай бұрын
@@AtomicBuffalo Jordan is the two state solution.
@edwardmartinez98353 ай бұрын
Sal, look for Gaza Pier at a Gov' Planet Sale near you. Great Video!
@jonathanbush61973 ай бұрын
So whose brilliant idea was this?
@WALTERBROADDUS3 ай бұрын
West Wing of the White House.
@TheMajorActual3 ай бұрын
I am completely speechless. My God. What an abject disaster.
@MrRainrunner3 ай бұрын
The ONLY reason I can think of for break bulk vs containers is security. Easier for dogs to check everything for bombs?
@rickc43173 ай бұрын
yes, I had the same thought
@WALTERBROADDUS3 ай бұрын
You are taking stuff off ship. Not putting it on?
@DrewNorthup3 ай бұрын
@@WALTERBROADDUS Irrelevant. This is humanitarian aid, not military materiel.
@DrewNorthup3 ай бұрын
Mr Rain It is a requirement set out years ago by Israel. They then turn back an entire container-worth / truckload at a time for any reason whatsoever, in violation of the relevant Geneva Conventions, when a single pallet is deemed "out of order". The USA could force them to back down but is unwilling to challenge Benjamin Netanyahu on the matter.
@WALTERBROADDUS3 ай бұрын
@@DrewNorthup Apparently, those in charge don't agree.
@mark1sown3 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing 😊 great job on the direction of the USA❤
@silentron17483 ай бұрын
This operation is on the same level of incompetence as Jimmy Carter’s aborted attempt at hostage rescue he tried using helicopters during a sand storm.
@wildcolonialman3 ай бұрын
Fascinating.
@olpaint713 ай бұрын
This whole thing was a fool's errand. If we (the US) were going to "do something," then we should not take half-measures to try to look good politically. Want to run a JLOTS mission? Great, send over a MEU/ARG, establish a beachhead (with CG/DDGs parked offshore and B-52/B-1 support on-call for force protection), send the Army/Marines/Seabees necessary to support the pier and the transload area, crank up the MLPs to do the job they were designed for, and move some serious tonnage. If we didn't think the mission was worth the potential risk to our "boots on the ground," then we should stay home. This kind of half-measure nonsense is idiotic. And is what brings us things like Mogadishu/Black Hawk Down. Act. Or don't act. Have the fortitude to make a decision and follow through.
@jedclampett77053 ай бұрын
$230,000,000 that we don’t even have…to pour down someone else’s drain. What happened to this once great country? Unreal.