{"id":2254898,"date":"2024-05-29T10:43:01","date_gmt":"2024-05-29T14:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-much-ballyhooed-gaza-pier-is-now-completely-unusable-officials-admit\/"},"modified":"2024-05-29T10:47:14","modified_gmt":"2024-05-29T14:47:14","slug":"bidens-much-ballyhooed-gaza-pier-is-now-completely-unusable-officials-admit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-much-ballyhooed-gaza-pier-is-now-completely-unusable-officials-admit\/","title":{"rendered":"Officials Admit Biden&#8217;s Gaza Pier, Touted As Significant, is Now Unusable"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbidens-much-ballyhooed-gaza-pier-is-now-completely-unusable-officials-admit%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2254898&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The federal government&#8217;s initiative to aid Gaza with \u200ca\u2064 temporary pier system has\u200b faltered due to weather\u200b damage. Despite efforts to \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gaza-un-director-retracts-praise-for-precision-of-idf-strikes-after-criticism-from-hamas\/\" title=\"Gaza UN Director Retracts Praise for \u2018Precision\u2019 of IDF Strikes After Criticism From Hamas\">provide humanitarian support<\/a>, the Trident Pier remains inoperable, affecting \u2064aid delivery. The pier&#8217;s repair \u200dis expected to take \u2062about a week, highlighting \u2064challenges in fulfilling crucial needs efficiently. The federal government&#8217;s effort to assist Gaza using a temporary\u200c pier system has been hampered by weather-related \u2062damage. The Trident Pier&#8217;s current inoperability is impeding the delivery of aid,\u200c with\u200b repairs anticipated to span a week. This situation underscores the\u200c hurdles in efficiently meeting \u200dessential humanitarian requirements.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/commentary\/\">  Commentary <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/georgeupper\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/georgeupper\/%20\"><span>George C. Upper III<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   May 29, 2024 at 5:45am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Here\u2019s a shocker: A federal government response to a legitimate problem isn\u2019t working.<\/p>\n<p>Gee, I hope you were sitting down for that. I shouldn\u2019t have sprung such surprising information on you without warning like that. I apologize.<\/p>\n<p>In this particular case of results not living up to the government\u2019s intentions, the temporary pier system installed by the U.S. military and Israel Defense Forces off of the Gaza Strip to allow delivery of humanitarian aid to civilians in the embattled region has been damaged by bad weather.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t worry, though \u2014 the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dod-contracted-firm-direct-access-servicemembers-kids-small-detail-reveals-pentagon-really-paying-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pentagon<\/a> says it shouldn\u2019t take much more than a week to effect repairs.<\/p>\n<p>No one is arguing that starving innocent civilians shouldn\u2019t receive food and medical assistance, even in a war zone \u2014 although one could, of course, argue about how \u201cinnocent\u201d the civilian population of Gaza is overall, having voted Gaza into power in the region in 2006, or how much of the aid actually manages to get into the hands of those innocents.<\/p>\n<p>Still, there were plenty who <em>didn\u2019t<\/em> vote for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nikki-haley-visits-gaza-border-claims-isnt-hamas-entirely-blame\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hamas<\/a>. And, of course, many of those affected by the violence were children when those votes occurred \u2014 or are children now.<\/p>\n<p>In other words, there\u2019s a legitimate need for humanitarian support in Gaza, as even the most pro-Israel among us (and I would consider myself among that group) aren\u2019t interested in victory through starving infants.<\/p>\n<p>And, as usual, where there\u2019s a legitimate need, there\u2019s a federal government effort failing to meet it.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/truth-gaza-aid-pier-nauseating-tax-money-going-right-hamas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trident Pier<\/a> had only been operational for about two weeks, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/world\/gaza-pier-us-aid-suspended-damage-temporary-rcna154299\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC News<\/a>, when bad weather \u2014 who could have predicted that a pier would have to stand up to bad weather? \u2014 rendered it useless.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Was the Gaza pier a bad idea?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cUnfortunately, we had a perfect storm of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-military-forced-to-halt-shipments-on-bidens-gaza-pier-after-it-falls-apart\/\" title=\"U.S. Military Stops Shipments at Biden's Gaza Pier Due to Structural Failure\">high sea states<\/a>,\u201d Pentagon deputy press secretary Sabrina Singh said at a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defense.gov\/News\/Transcripts\/Transcript\/Article\/3789358\/deputy-pentagon-press-secretary-sabrina-singh-holds-a-press-briefing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news conference<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn Saturday, May 25th, four U.S. Army vessels supporting the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-military-boats-encounter-rough-seas-during-aid-mission-to-gaza\/\" title=\"US military vessels face challenges in Gaza aid mission due to rough seas\">maritime humanitarian aid mission<\/a> in Gaza were affected by heavy sea states, causing these motorized pier sections, which are used to stabilize the Trident Pier, to break free from their anchors due to a loss in power and subsequently beach ashore,\u201d she told the assembled reporters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn addition, due to high sea states and the North African weather system, earlier today, a portion of the Trident Pier separated from the pier that is currently anchored into the coast of Gaza,\u201d she added. \u201cAs a result, the Trident Pier was damaged and sections of the pier need rebuilding and repairing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She said that about 1,000 metric tons of aid had been delivered over the pier while it remained operational.<\/p>\n<p>The Pentagon told NBC that the pier is \u201csupposed to be able to deliver up to 150 trucks\u2019 worth of aid every day\u201d \u2014 that\u2019s assuming, of course, that it\u2019s not floating about the Mediterranean in pieces, which is apparently not a safe assumption.<\/p>\n<p>Presumably, then something like 1200 trucks\u2019 worth of aid \u2014 whatever that amounts to \u2014 will not be delivered over the next week-plus as the Trident Pier is repaired and moved back into place.<\/p>\n<p>All that is in addition to the two American service members who sustained minor injuries working on the pier last week, and the one who remains hospitalized in Israel in critical condition.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, things seem to be going swimmingly \u2014 so to speak \u2014 with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-administration-halts-weapons-shipment-israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biden administration<\/a>\u2019s efforts to feed starving children in Gaza. I\u2019m sure the wing of the Democratic Party that strongly supports Hamas in its war against Israel is pleased as punch, or will be once they get over the shock of yet another failed federal government initiative.<\/p>\n<p>Again, sorry about springing that on you earlier. I\u2019ll try to do better next time.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>An Important Message from Our Staff:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We who work here at The Western Journal have fought for years against Big Tech and the elites who want to shut us down and then shut America down. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Make no mistake \u2014 nothing will be the same after November 2024. Will you help us fight? 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Please don\u2019t let the America-hating left win. <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>Stand with us today<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-44802\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/georgeupper\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-44802\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-44802\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-44802\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-44802\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>George Upper is the former Editor-in-Chief of The Western Journal and was a weekly co-host of &#8220;WJ Live,&#8221; powered by The Western Journal. He is currently a contributing editor in the areas of faith, politics and culture. A former U.S. Army special operator, teacher and consultant, he is a lifetime member of the NRA and an active volunteer leader in his church. Born in Foxborough, Massachusetts, he has lived most of his life in central North Carolina.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  George Upper, is the former editor-in-chief of The Western Journal and is now a contributing editor in the areas of faith, politics and culture. He currently serves as the connections pastor at Awestruck Church in Greensboro, North Carolina. He is a former U.S. Army special operator, teacher, manager and consultant. Born in Massachusetts, he graduated from Foxborough High School before joining the Army and spending most of the next three years at Fort Bragg. He holds bachelor&#8217;s and master&#8217;s degrees in English as well as a Master&#8217;s in Business Administration, all from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He and his wife life only a short drive from his three children, their spouses and his grandchildren. He is a lifetime member of the NRA and in his spare time he shoots, reads a lot of Lawrence Block and John D. MacDonald, and watches Bruce Campbell movies. He is a fan of individual freedom, Tommy Bahama, fine-point G-2 pens and the Oxford comma. <\/p>\n<p>  Birthplace <\/p>\n<p>  Foxborough, Massachusetts <\/p>\n<p>  Nationality <\/p>\n<p>  American <\/p>\n<p>  Honors\/Awards <\/p>\n<p>  Beta Gamma Sigma <\/p>\n<p>  Education <\/p>\n<p>  B.A., English, UNCG; M.A., English, UNCG; MBA, UNCG <\/p>\n<p>  Location <\/p>\n<p>  North Carolina <\/p>\n<p>  Languages Spoken <\/p>\n<p>  English <\/p>\n<p>  Topics of Expertise <\/p>\n<p>  Faith, Business, Leadership and Management, Military, Politics <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Commentary by George C. 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