Political Quotes

“Mr. President, the Gaza pier is a perfect example of the Biden administration's foreign policy incoherence. This was a nearly half-billion-dollar stunt trying to buy a few votes in Michigan. It has been an unconscionable waste of American taxpayer dollars, and, simultaneously, it has undermined America's geopolitical credibility with our allies. The pier is unnecessary. We can debate whether sufficient aid is getting to the Gaza Strip, but I believe that our Israeli allies have taken unprecedented steps to ensure that indeed there is. I understand that many Democrats disagree. What is undeniable, however, is that whatever aid is coming in, it has not, will not, and, indeed, could not have come through this God- forsaken pier. The operation was simply too insignificant and too convoluted. Moreover, we know that Hamas diverts aid delivered through this pier. The pier has also been reportedly attacked by Palestinian terrorists, and three U.S. servicemembers have been injured because of pier operations. Further, the pier has cost American taxpayers a minimum of $320 million to construct. And that was an estimate from April, so it is surely higher now. Meanwhile, we have required our Israeli allies to provide a ``security bubble'' around the pier. We are pressuring them to protect this operation, which is bringing supplies hijacked by Hamas. Joe Biden is asking Israel to protect the Gaza pier from Hamas while denying Israel the weapons to counter Hamas.…”