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HoosInLondon?

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US arms are already all over the Middle East.


Billions in arms sales to Egypt, Israel, etc. over the years. If it’s actually the case that Hamas has some US-origin weapons…and I wouldn’t be surprised at all…it’s far, FAR more likely those weapons were acquired by Hamas via corrupt officials in Egypt or battlefield capture during previous Israeli operations in Gaza, that sort of thing.

Unless someone’s seizing US-origin weapons from Hamas and checking serial numbers against anything left behind in Afghanistan, then this sort of report is little more than baseless speculation.

Plus, the Taliban certainly acquired quite a bit of US-origin stuff during 20 years of war before the withdrawal.

It’s clear people are just trying to score cheap political points against Biden by straining to connect this to the Afghanistan withdrawal. It’s a stupid game unmoored to credible information. But stupid seems to work pretty well in our body politic, sadly.

(In response to this post by hoolstoptheheels)

Posted: 10/12/2023 at 10:42AM



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