Former MSNBC anchor Mehdi Hasan offered a refreshing bit of clarity regarding journalistic integrity when he took a shot at President Biden over the disastrous Gaza pier fiasco.
Of course, it’s fair to suggest that the clarity is related to the title “former MSNBC anchor” because it’s highly unlikely that Hasan would have offered so much candor if he were still at the hard-left network.
The $320 million temporary pier built by the U.S. military to transport aid into Gaza lasted all of 12 days before it began sinking after being damaged in rough seas.
“Let’s be clear: if this had happened on Trump’s watch, we would all be mocking and denouncing him,” Hasan tweeted. “It’s super-embarrassing that it happened on Biden’s watch and the fact that it did shouldn’t prevent us from saying: what a bloody sh*tshow.”
Let’s be clear: if this had happened on Trump’s watch, we would all be mocking and denouncing him.
It’s super-embarrassing that it happened on Biden’s watch and the fact that it did shouldn’t prevent us from saying: what a bloody shitshow. https://t.co/WvMIRwOLsj
— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) May 29, 2024
The pier touted by the Biden administration is now being towed to Israel for repairs and the failure has Biden’s fingerprints all over it.
National Review senior political correspondent Jim Geraghty reported that the Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore (JLOPS) pier has all the markings of a Biden op, pointing to speculation that the Pentagon “prioritized the president’s orders over a reasonable assessment of the risk.”
“Now, the Pentagon’s JLOTS guys aren’t stupid. They knew the likelihood that weather conditions would require operations to halt at least temporarily, and the potential risk to equipment and personnel,” he posted on X while linking to his article.
Now, the Pentagon’s JLOTS guys aren’t stupid. They knew the likelihood that weather conditions would require operations to halt at least temporarily, and the potential risk to equipment and personnel. This is why you’re seeing speculation that the Pentagon prioritized the…
— Jim Geraghty (@jimgeraghty) May 29, 2024
Geraghty included a statement from Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh faulting the weather:
On Saturday, May 25th, four U.S. Army vessels supporting the maritime humanitarian aid mission 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.
As of today, one of the Army vessels that was beached on the coast of Israel near Ashkelon has been recovered. The second vessel that was also beached near Ashkelon will be recovered in the next 24 hours, and the remaining two vessels that were beached near the Trident Pier are expected to be recovered in the next 48 hours. Efforts to recover the vessels are underway with the assistance from the Israeli Navy. […]
[U]nfortunately, we had a perfect storm of high seas states, and then, as I mentioned, this North African weather system also came in at the same time, creating not an optimal environment to operate this JLOTS — this temporary pier.
Look, I can’t predict the weather, but we believe that given the time of year, we will be able to re-anchor this pier and it will be able to be operational, and hopefully, weather conditions won’t hinder it anymore.
However, as Geraghty noted in his article, CNN reported on May 9: “It can only be safely operated in conditions with a maximum of 3-foot waves and winds less than approximately 15 miles per hour, according to a 2006 Naval War College paper on the system’s limitations.”
Back to Hasan, he was reminded on social media that he played a role in establishing a media world where everything Trump does is immediately panned while propping Joe Biden up was standard fare.
Glad you are waking up to the disaster that you helped create.
— Imran Patel (@onlyimranpatel) May 29, 2024
Great ending to the Biden foreign policy era. Begin with Afghanistan disaster end with Gaza pier disaster. Can we move on please
— Guy Nohra (@GuyNohra) May 30, 2024
Wait, I agree with you on something? Weird stuff.
— Glen Bolger (@posglen) May 29, 2024
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