Deep Intel on the American Pier Into Gaza
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- Опубліковано 30 лип 2024
- Sal Mercogliano, host of the "What's Going On With Shipping?" UA-cam channel, joins Ward to go in depth on the effort it's going to take to build the floating pier to deliver humanitarian aid to refugees in Gaza and what the unintended consequences of that delivery might be on the duration of the Israel-Hamas War.
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I was an Army Warrant Officer (helicopter pilot). When they retired my helicopter I was looking for another job in the Army and they offered to make me the Captain of an Army landing craft. My first question was “the Army has ships!?”. Had no idea 😅
You flew an Aircraft for the Army, and think it is strange they had wet places to be, with your birds eye perspective?
You should probably call them boats or vessels before the Navy gets their panties in a bunch.
Ships sail Blue Water, with Less Concern for the time of year, prevailing winds, or weather.
Congratulations!
The Armies best kept secret. You spent to much time at Rucker and not Eusthis,
Great update. I was in Beirut in 83. I decided that I would leave the Navy if I ever had to work for the UN again. This sounds like a Charlie Foxtrot. Thanks Ward.
The UN is a corrupt, bureaucratic mess that needs to be completely reimagined or shut down entirely.
Why do they wait til 23:00 to get to the Heart of the matter?
@@truthsRsung I do not agree. I thought it was a great update. Go somewhere else if you don't like it...... TOMCAT FOR LIFE.
@@werewolf5674 ...I will speak my mind whenever I want.
If you don't like Freedom of Speech, YOU go Somewhere Else.
@@werewolf5674Ah, sounds like you are exactly the sailor that gives the Navy the little pansy stereotype. You could just suck it up and do your job instead of crying your poor little eyes out about it 🤦😂
Is it bad that I get most of my news from UA-camrs (not News Agency UA-cam pages) these days? These types of discussions provide a far better means of informing people than left and right slates media sources.
Agree with your comments.
Yes, but a big part of that problem is the vast majority of Americans just don’t care about getting this kind of information. It is too detailed and too long. They only want baby bites of it and slanted to their political view point - even news channels that have news 24/7/365 rarely go into detail about real information - long “news” shows are more long winded opinion pieces than actual information.
@@markholmphotography
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no it's not bad. Anything you find on TV is partisan garbage, and most news websites are too.
More reliable than. MSM, like CNN, CNBC, ABC, PBS... certainly no worse.
I watch Ward Carrol's channel from here in Britain. Not with standing his background in the US military i always admire his unbias comments when he believes his country could have handled a situation better. Some very pertinent comments by Sal Mercogliano.
He deserves an Edward R. Murrow award for unbiased reporting.
@@josephgriffin2388 Agreed.
Why do they wait 'til 23:00 in to get to the Heart of the matter?
This pier gives me Beruit 1983 vibes.
America never learns. Continually extending a helping hand only to have it cut off year after year.
Same.
So true!!
Yep
Or USS Liberty vibes...
no boots on the ground just mean "advisors and contractors"
It always starts like that since 1962. We haven't won since.
@@stevensparks3126Worked out in Afghanistan. The first time. Although USSR was on its knees internally and financially, so that helped. It would have worked the second time if the White House heeded the Army's reluctance to put regular forces in and remained focused on the CIA/SoF mission against AQ. Next thing you know you've got PXs and Pizza Huts, and it becomes one big MIC boondoggle.
I have done JLOTs with this stuff.. no such thing as no boots on the ground in this kind of operation. Cannot be done without it. Might be some poor gov civilian.. maybe not wearing boots.
Sandals @@kblackav8or
@jeffbeck8993 never worked in Afghanistan, both teams faced crushing defeats
I was in Somalia in 1992, and in hindsight that was an epic disaster…This operation like any operation is fraught with unknowns and risk. As you point out, “how will this net out”. History has demonstrated that US policy hasn’t “netted out” very well going all the way back to 1950! And, the US military always bears the brunt in blood…This will NEVER end…
I was there too and it was a nightmare and huge failure.
Me too. The mission creep of humanitarian operation grew in almost uncontrolled way.
We should still give world hope we can be there instead of just watching disaster unfold before our eyes, we care unlike Chinese
If your a cold benefit kind of person then think of it as buying soft power which can be more important than hard power
Could not disagree more. There have been failures yes. But they are not measured against the multitude of lower profile successes that have ensured whatever stability we have in the world.
@@abdiganiaden It won't buy anything. That's just an excuse. No one "gives the world hope". Grow up. American do-gooderism backfires more often than not because our social fashion so desperately NAIVE. The road to hell is paved with good intentions. See Afghanistant and Viet Nam. WHO will grant us power for this gesture and in what ways? If you cannot specifically articulate the real, testable, measurable cold pragmatic benefits of a policy precisely why would you advocate spending blood and treasure?
As a retired Army Infantryman, what could possibly go wrong?….. a whole damn lot. There’s some weird things in play here, our vessels can also deploy Soldiers into Gaza or, the vessels can be used to deploy to Haiti (again) or another area north of Israel which I’ve been seeing some pre-deployment actions lately. Then I wonder how the Israelis are going to respond to the US feeding and providing medical aid to their enemy or even evacuating the muslim fighters. This is insane and won’t end well.
Thank you Sir for foresight, which seems to be very possible!!!😮😮😮😮
Why not UNRWA ?
@@karensteele7860 They are corrupt and helping Hamas. Look it up.
I discovered Sal's channel during the Titan accident. He always has meaningful input on subjects he presents. Thanks for having him and thanks to Sal for crossing over to spread "the wealth".
Gotta a link to his channel, can't find one in the description?
10/23/'83 Marine base in Beirut...
History may not exactly repeat but I hope it doesn't rhyme.
History always repeats
@@trollmastermike52845 history never repeats. it rhymes. no 2 events are the same.
@@mp40submachinegun81 outcomes do
@@mp40submachinegun81
History always repeats. The names and locations are different. The outcomes are the same. People who refuse to learn from history are thereby doomed to repeat it. Human nature hasn't changed in 2,000 years.
@@AlanRoehrich9651 never once has history repeated. Saying history repeats only makes any sense if you only ever have a surface level understanding of a given topic. My history prof. Always said if you think something in history is repeating you should take that as your cue that you just havent learnt enough about it.
It rhymes. Events sound similar at the surface. Semantics will always be different. So will the outcome and the effects it has on the world.
Humans are a product of evolution. By definition human nature changes.
If we think those “groups” on shore are not going to sabotage this pier we’re all delusional.
what group? the IDF AS OF NOW CONTROLS GAZA's BEACH. ITS THE IDF THAT WILL BE WELCOMING THE US FORCES THERE. its a frickin CIA operation.
Well said. Can't reason with the unreasonable.
Yep 👍
All actions are inherently political, and right now America needs to show a commitment to spending resources in gaza to downplay criticism that they are allowing a genocide to happen.
America is trying to show that it has changed its foreign policy to be more "moral", but that will be seen as hypocritical if they help Ukraine on moral grounds but seem to ignore gaza because they are allied to Israel.
American foreign policy will always be an entangled mess, but if you want the US to shed its extremely toxic perception by the rest of the world, you have to make some tough decisions sometimes
@@liamobrien9451 genocide??? That's laughable. IDF most precise fighting force on planet earth. Is.lamic states put down weapons there is peace, Isrea.l puts down weapons they are dead brother. Wake up
If I remember my Blackhawk Down scenario correctly, the US sent food aid first to Somalia. But then, that food was stolen and redistributed by the reining warlord to control the populace, Then the Rangers, SOF, etc. were sent to wrest back control of the food. A replay?
It was all bs. It always is.
Hamas will take whatever we put on shore. They don't give a damn about the populace. The American tax payer is once again the sucker! Some things will never change. . . . . .
No they decided to disarm the locals. From a country that can’t disarm the locals in New York.
Somalia has 2000 times the land area of Gaza. There's no comparison. Gaza is half the size of NY City.
A large oil field was found in Gaza recently, so the US military is going to secure their interests. They just need an excuse.
No good deed goes unpunished.
Absolutely.
When I was in the USCGR I was told that the US Army owned more boats and ships than the USCG. A few of our training manuals for deck seamanship were US Army publications.
YES 😊 I was in a NG unit in Tacoma WA
It now is Run by the Army Reserve. It now has those large LSUs all we had were LCM-8s. I was on a ( ST-2154) built in the 1950s. My time in service was 1975 to 81
We had an ( FMS) Field maintenance Ship
We also had the sister ship of USS Pueblo
We mostly trained Stevedores on cargo load and off loading, the FD had the old double boom slinging cargo system, the operator had to power two cables in and out to move cargo. Are big FMS was mostly for maintenance of all the LCMs
With the core being a full machine shop and room for crew and galley, YES heard that a lot in my 6 years about the ARMY having more vessels than the Navy. My unit was always surplus stuff to the Navy Reserves. The Navy Reserves in Tacoma had nothing. We the Army NG had a Pier full of vessels ( LTs, STs, LCM-8s, big huge barge Crane, a Fuel barge, FMS,) we also had heavy duty big Fork lift Loader on pier
We even had an old fuel truck to dump our bilges on Pier.
Thanks for your service . I was regular USN frrom 1985 to 1995 . ( Operations Specialist ) There is the USN , the USNR , the USCG , the USCGR , the USNS , and the US Army"s transport fleet . I count six navies in the US military .
@@victorwaddell6530I understand the State of Texas also has a navy. Somewhat like the brown water navy.
You were told that by the Army, who would rather look at #'s of something than it's Capabilities.
They refuse to accept the definition of a Ship as opposed to a Boat that the Navy wrote.
Would you wait 6-8 weeks for Food when you have None?
@@victorwaddell6530...Can you count how many Vessels, in the Mediterranean, that could perform the Task this Group has been sent on.
One that could Feed Starving People Before they Expire?
Thanks, Ward! Your guy truly knows whereof he speaks. Thank you, Mr. Mercagliano!!
Before watching the video, I have no doubt the US Military will be able to erect the temporary pier, I have doubts about pier security against the hungry locals, cruise missiles, drones, and storms.
Maybe you should consider what a Hungry Person looks like after 6-8 weeks of waiting to be fed.
Hint: it rhymes with fed.
@@truthsRsung😂. It must be painful to be so naive & gullible…
@@malekodesouza7255 ...Painful is watching the behavior of "civilization" and the Excuses that Adults make for acting like Teenagers.
You go on picking fights with strangers with sharp words. I don't respect you enough to get upset or sway your opinion.
You are a meat bag filled with hate and the worms of the underworld are salivating with anticipation of your arrival.
You obviously ignored what was said at 23:00, and the producers of the content buried the Lead On Purpose.
I first discovered the U. S. Army operated ship related things in 1974 when my Marine unit pulled into Sattahip, Thailand on board the USS Racine - LST-1197. I was sent down to the Port Office to request the use of the wharf crane to offload some ordinance for the Royal Thailand Marines, who we were to conduct some training operations with. Low and behold an Army Captain was running the place. After a short history lesson from the Captain, I went back to the ship to share what I had learned with my fellow Marine Corps officers.
Wow.....two of my favorite youtubers, at the same time!!!! Now get Juan Brown on there with you, and I'd never change the channel......Thanks!!!!❤👍
It's almost like when Simon & Simon did a joint episode with Magnum P.I., and Scooby Doo shows up too. What a great day.
Two of the best UA-camrs on line. Great analysis.
Aren't those LSTs nearly flat bottom ships? What a miserable trip on open ocean! Dehydration due to seasickness is a real issue. Thanks to both of you for your analysis of a difficult mission.
It is common for large ships to have flat bottoms.
Your channel is far superior to the bulk of what is out there. Well done. Keep up the great work.
"No boots on the ground"....seeing as one half is in the water, and the other is on land, that would be a neat trick.
They'll just issue sneakers to the troops, or send them in barefoot.
The tide in Gaza fluctuates by around 8 inches. The most strict access to public beaches in the US is anything below "mean low water." As long they're not leaving footprints in the sand at high tide, their boots are not on the ground. That is unless Gaza's beach access laws differ... 🤔
@@willythemailboy2 Good idea, issue Nike-brand combat boots and call them sneakers.
@@Skerp-007 "They were on the sand man, not the ground. Come on"
Ward - your production assistant seems to be sleeping on the job, relaxing on the couch! Give him an extra treat for all his hard work. ❤
That shorthair pointer just chilling on the couch cracked me up. The life of a dog.
Nothing like having a groupie waiting for you to fire up the Marshall.
Wirehaired pointer. She’s got it good.
@@WardCarroll
For your information...
3 American soldiers beaten up in a fight on Penghu Island, ROC 🇹🇼 ...
They lied about their employers .
Great fan of the channel here. There seems to be a little confusion about the 'land borders being closed' necessitating the sea route. This is not the case, 9800 aid trucks (95 per day) entered Gaza between Oct 21st and Feb 2nd.
This compares favourably with Blinkin's target of 100 trucks per day, which is now regularly exceeded, with all passing through or inspected by Israel.
These numbers are corroborated by both sides (UN, UNWRA, Red Crescent, Jerusalem Post)
Ooops, all the people died. How did that happen? Oooh, we made a mistake, but fortunately for you, we have identified our problem and learned from it. You can always rely on us.
I served on one of those as the Radio Operator 1991-1992. What a fun time it was. Slow as all heck though, sailed from Hawaii to Japan and it took a while.
Good job. As always, very timely and informative.
These people at the top continue to amaze me with their actions. Doesn’t matter how you deliver the aid, Hammas is going to steal it. If you don’t think they will take the opportunity to shoot at our service members I think you’re living with your head in the clouds. Another good episode Ward.
It doesn't matter if they steal it. In fact, it helps if they steal it. Then the US gets to show the world that hamas is stealing the aid and not giving it to the people of Palestine.
And let them get fat off of it, get stuck in their tunnels.
Everybody at the top knows that. Doesn't matter, this is a political move. It's an election year bone thrown to the segment of the current administration's voting base that is unfamiliar with both history and geopolitics.
“Never underestimate Xiden’s ability to F*CK things up…”
Messing with US ships doesn't end well. Just ask the korean artillery men who fired a single shot at Big Whiskey.
You guys make a great TEAM 👍🏻
Sal! Bravo Ward! Thank You! For keeping up on everything relevant of late and having top tier guests on!
If we are not welcome to step on the ground. I dont think we should build anything, or provide aid. Why???
I don’t understand how you prevent this from becoming a food supply for Hamas.
or sitting ducks for Hamas and/or Hezbollah. Gee, I hope Iran doesn't see this as an opportunity to embarrass the "great satan."
Just finished re-readind your book "Punk's War." Good read! You and Sal put out great information.
I knew Ward in Pax River. I read Punk’s War on a domestic commercial flight. At one point,😂 I was laughing so hard I was tearing up and shaking. I thought I’d get thrown off of the flight. It was the Ready Room scene during which the OpsO or CO, maybe XO was talking stupid. Having grown up in Marine Corps tactical squadrons I’d seen that scene in person in my own Ready Room. It is one of those, ‘you’d have to have been there’ to really get it.
A necessary correction: Gaza aid enters on land from Israel every day. On average 100 trailer trucks per day.
Exactly, his assertion Israel was not allowing relief supplies in is BS. They ARE allowing aid in. It is only limited by the amount of aid coming to Gaza - Israel isn't restricting any aid. They have to do necessary security checks at the border, of course, but there are no restrictions on aid.
@@mc07the problem is they keep shooting at the people distributing it, so the aid can’t get anywhere.
It’s “we are technically not stopping the aid but it’s not getting there if we can help it” - legalistic compliance by the letter of the law only.
@@Justanotherconsumersounds like the attempt to help Somalia in 1992. What became "Blackhawk Down" happened within the lifetime of most of our so-called leadership.
@@fredkitmakerb9479it’s a mess, to be sure, and I have no delusions that it’s going to go smoothly, but allowing one of our supposed allies to starve a civilian population to death has massive problems with our ability to retain alliances and create new ones in places where people aren’t really that fond of us (Africa, South America).
@@Justanotherconsumer *Hamas is shooting at people and stealing the aid. Not the IDF. The so-called 100 killed/injured was a lie of Hamas proven by IDF drone video footage. The IDF are providing a corridor for the aid trucks to travel through.
Great interview. You two have thought very deeply about this.
Super stuff!
Easily the most high level discussion I have been privy to this year.
Tyvm gentlemen for the great perspective on the situation.
Hamas appreciates the support and regrets that none of this will make it to the Palestinian people due to somebody or something obviously Islamophobic and completely NOT because the Hamas wants to kill their own children for money...
I love how our federal government has no problem spending billions and billions of dollars to help to other countries with their borders. Yet won’t do a damn thing about our own. I don’t think it will be too long before this type of crap is going to happen because of our border, and it won’t be at the border. I thank you both for your insight.
Excellent episode! This is, by far, the most detailed and fact-filled news on the Gaza pier project.
Thanks for the excellent information in this report. ✅✔️☑️
Cool thing they named a ship after Roy Benavidez! He HAS to be one of the most badass dudes ever documented!
The Naval Reserve Fleet has a LASH barge carrier, the Cape May, which would be well suited to quickly deliver aid to Gaza. It can offload barges which only have a draft of eight feet. This would be an interim or supplemental solution while the Trident pier system is constructed. This does not require all of the intermediate steps that Sal discussed in the video. Lower the fully loaded barge into the water, and tow it directly to the beach. No infrastructure needed at the end, except for a small floating crane.
They scrapped the Cape May and it's 2 sister ships about two years ago.
Other than the ship being scrapped you have the analysis.
I might be wrong, but I'm pretty sure the NRF has been gutted.
Two of my favorite analysts on one vid! Great discussion gents.
I can see the Tshirt that comes out of this. A drawing of a storm tossed small boat (ship) on a tempestuous sea with the title "BarfEx 2024" It won't be a nice ride across the Atlantic. I liked the comment they are only twice as long as one of Columbus ships. That crossing isn't without risk. Wow!
I hope the efforts will have the desired effect but the risk of going into harms way is ever present!!!!!
Yes it is. Ever present for a US ship over there. Remember the USS Liberty!
Att: Sal, your predictions about undersea cables being cut are all coming true in South Africa 😮
Exceptional analysis, Mooch. I'm pleased Sal is on your channel. ⚓🦅🇺🇸
It helps me fit all the puzzles in place especially when you mention our past history in the Middle East.
Uncertain times...😮
Ward, as always, great work. In depth stuff with people who know what they're talking about, and how complex these situations are. Less screaming at each other, more research and understanding. Fully support relief for Gaza and the people enduring unimaginable suffering, but holy hell how convoluted and dangerous it could become. Thank you and will recommend your channel to others
I appreciate your effort to keep the glaring political half of this pie out of the conversation. It is very hard to do.
There are so many ways this can go south it makes the hair on the back of my neck rise like it hasn't in a very long time.
I know I am not alone in struggling to have faith in the people who are pushing the buttons on this mission. I see a series of failures in the past as a set of lessons we are not learning from, which increases the risk to our people going into the eye of the storm in this incredibly unstable part of the world.
I appreciate Sal's input in this video, he is indispensable in untangling things like this. Once again we are asking our military to step into a mess they are skilled at handling, but do so under unrealistic conditions ad restraints, not the least of which is the huge unknown of the plans of the people who would love to kill our people, destroy our property, and humiliate us...the risk is enormous. I agree with Sal, we are rolling the dice on a huge, huge risk...and if goes south, and they hit our people and ships, then what the heck do we do?
And some people wonder why we are not meeting recruiting needs.
The Navy can do this mission with its Amphibious Construction Battalions(ACB) (SEABEES) there will be boots on the ground because the Beach Masters Unit (BMU) also mainly SEABEES these are currently active units, must land on shore to attach the trident pier securely to shore.
Thanks Mooch and Sal for this SUPERB intel update!!!!!!!!! ⚓ 🦅 🇺🇸
Two of my favorite briefers!!!! Keep up the AMAZING work!!!! :)
Night Boat to Cairo…..it’s Madness
( you should add the tune to the beginning of this episode)
Ward and Sal - great job. You two could run a heck of a War College seminar. I'm just an old dumb retired combat engineer but you two and other commenters hit it. This smells like another Somalia mission creep scenario. You hit on the force protection / local security. Who the hell is going to do the beach maintenance to keep a roadway going, who is running the trucking part of the operation. etc. etc. Supplying a heavy division with just food, water and medical takes a lot - and that's only 18,000 or so people (been there, done that). Taking care of 2.5 million? I just hope someone in uniform was telling the decision makers (i.e. politicians) the truth on the rest of the pie they are trying to bake. Too many times those guys leave it to FM. Yeah, Magic.
Grateful for your participation in keeping fellows like me informed. Its just that this is a level of granularity that's orders greater than what a regular guy like me could ever get anywhere else. Thanks
So I have 2.5yrs sea time on Army water craft as an 88L3 mostly on LSV-1 and a little on LCU2013, I took a 4 yr break from combat arms for some time in Haiti and Guantanamo Bay in the mid 90’s. Enjoyed my time as an Army Watercraft Engineer, but the call to the “field” brought me back to ground pounding until my retirement.
This looks like a big vacuum that is going to suck our us into this conflict. Unintended consequences coming in droves.
We’re deep in the conflict already. Are, have been, and will be. The US is a massive force for peace and stability.
Thanks Ward!
A lot more than you could’ve covered during the allotted time! Thank you
Before Oct 7, an average of 70 food trucks came to Gaza a day. An average of 105 food trucks per day has been coming into Gaza for the last 2 weeks.
It would take time but Marine Corps Engineers have “Bridge Barges” that are reminiscent of the floating bridges of WW2. The hard part is mobilizing the equipment to the area. Too bad we don’t have prepositioned equipment somewhere in the Med. I think this will be rectified in the future, if the ben counters and politicians dont get involved. Great piece Sir/Sal
"Consider the Cost" is an important principle that rarely occurs in the thought processes of those who govern this Nation. I over 70 years old, and it sickens me that Washington politicians and their "pals" in the MIC (Military Industrial Complex) have gotten us involved in one military conflict after another since the Korean War with no definition of victory and at great cost, both economically and, more importantly in lives shattered or lost. It's called the Department of Defense but a more proper name, as it formerly was, is the Department of WAR. How many of these seemingly endless conflicts would the U. S. be involved in if a percentage of fat cat politicians, or their grown children, were required to fight in all these wars? There is an ongoing invasion of the U.S. from Mexico, but corrupt and incompetent politicians and bureaucrats ignore that while involving us in conflicts thousands of miles away. As my mom used to say, "Shame on them".
There have been more wars under the DoD than under the whole history of the War Department.
Great video (once again). Thank you, gentlemen.
Ward, thank you for making me aware of Sal, and his great channel. You’re a bridge builder!
Ward, and Sal, the presence of Army waterborne units are not unknown by me. My late wife was a member of the Washington National Guard out of Tacoma Washington, that had ; landing craft, freighter, tugs and barges. She spent one of her "summer camps" in VA on the East coast in '77.
She was detached to them as a medic, and enjoyed her time with them.
I enjoy both of your channels. Ward and Sal, you guys rock!
How fast after being offloaded will the cargo fall into the hands Hamas, Isis, etc.?
Isis? Are you geographically illiterate?
Great info. Thank you.
Thank You Ward for this well balanced infopac
This is similar to the humanitarian crisis on the southern border. We’re trying to apply a political solution to a humanitarian crisis. It’ll never work. We will end up with boots on the ground or leaving in disgrace. Just my opinion. Thanks for the educated analysis and update.
Why do I feel like this isn't going to end well?
You've seen this movie before?
Because you either actually remember Somalia and the Blackhawk Down SNAFU, or you have learned about it?
Thank you Gentlemen. Great information!
Thanks for bringing Sal to your podcast!
Sal absolutely nails this from 27:00 on. YES. Yes they are.
This has trouble written all over it! God Bless our troops
As always, I loved the video. Thank you, sirs.
excellent information, thank you!
To quote cdrsalamander: "During a siege, the garrison eats, drinks, gets housing and medical care first."
That may work in the US and Israel’s favor if that becomes the case. Hamas will not be able to do that without the populace being aware, it doesn’t create much goodwill for them with the people they govern
@@PointBlank1032939 Hamas has been doing that since well before October 7. When you have all the weapons, it doesn't matter what the civilians think.
@PointBlank1032939 This is already happening.
It's always great to hear for Sal. My facts aren't current, but at one time the Army had more boats than the Navy. Semantics matter. That is "boats" not Warships. Most of them were in the category of logistics (transportation or supply) or pioneering (bridging). 7th Transportation Group also has a lot of resources we might think of at belonging to the Air Force. But they are Army. "Amateurs study tactics, but professionals study logistics." - Omar Bradley.
Many thanks gentlemen, tons of good information. Gads, making a winter crossing of the North Atlantic in something about the size of a Navy LCU is gonna suck.
Very interesting and informative! I was wondering how this "pier" thing was supposed to come together. Thanks!
I appreciate you two tag teaming up and getting the truth out
My sister was a missionary in Israel they built greenhouses in gaza to feed these folks and the Palestinians tore it all out she narrowly missed a bus bombing during the intifada she overslept and missed the one that was hit and only found about about the close call later.
It was tragic the way the greenhouses and agriculture was torn out by Hamas - they could have done so much for the people of Gaza with aid coming also from Qatar, but they spent it all on tunnels and weapons instead. Without endless conflict with Israel, Hamas have no reason to exist or basis for power. I'm glad your sister avoided the bus bombing.
I hope this goes better than the Mulberry harbours of WWII. According to Wikipedia .. Mulberry "A" (American) was not as securely anchored to the sea bed as Mulberry "B" had been by the British, resulting in such severe damage during the Channel storm of June 19, 1944 that it was considered to be irreparable. What about using LACV-30’s ?
Mooch...Thx for turning me onto Sal Mercogliano. Between the two of you guys we can get the real skinny on what's going on on a lot of things in the crazy world today! 👍
Participated in Maritime Preposition Squadrons offloading exercises during Team Spirit in Republic of Korea and MPS maintenance schedules. The MPS program proved its value during Desert Shield/Desert Storm. The "peace dividend" ensured MPS demise.
I got 5 litres of vodka ready in case Sal says Bab el Mandeb
Jeze, what you gonna do with 5 liters of Vodka
Mr Carroll, thank you !
Ward, your "Deep Intel" episodes are terrific. Information that is unavailable anywhere else, except maybe fellow UA-camr Ryan McBeth
this mission as described just sounds like an impending disaster, can't do it with out security on the ground, and adequate defense for the construction, operation, and nearby vessels.
Ward, why no acoustical guitars? Electric guitars can hide so many mistakes with all of it's electronics. But an acoustical guitar can only be played correctly without mistakes.
But to the point of the video. I don't see any accountability in delivering aid by air, ground, or by sea.
I served 2 years in Latin America as a Marine LtCol supporting the host nation's counter-insurgency efforts. But I was also tasked with collecting open source intelligence on the military, economic, social, political, and US aid provided by USAID and the US military.
I was at the time one of the 4 military attaches with diplomatic immunity and the ability to travel freely around the country as long as I notified the host nation of my visits.
To make a long story shorter, the big problems in that country was how corrupt the government and military were. But in my opinion the biggest problems was the lack of accountability of how US aid and the military aid were spent / distributed.
The Embassy had some control, but most of the US funding went to the host nation government and what they did with it remains a mystery.
In my opinion, every dollar of US aid to a country should be accounted for by a US auditor. Otherwise our tax dollars are going to fuel host nation corruption and isn't helping the people or the military.
It would boggle your brain to know how much of our aid to foreign countries have no accountability and simply goes into a black hole with metric for results.
There’s a Taylor acoustic behind me.
Two of my favorite together. Love when u guys collab
Still not learning anything from what happened in the 80s with Beirut
It will be interesting to see how Hamas and the Gazan people receive the US aid. We aren't their favorite people after all.
Beggars can't be choosers.
There are videos of them putting the air dropped MREs in the bin after calling them inedible.
@@donkeysunited perhaps they just need more ketchup and hot sauce packets?👨🍳👩🏾🍳
@@donkeysunitedthen they're not that hungry I suppose 😂
@@208flatheads3it’s only about a quarter of them or so that are truly desperate.
Thanks, Ward.
This channel is absolutely essential if you care about substantive updates regarding US operations. The 30 second PR tested sound bite that MSM provides about these very important developments simply does not give enough information at all.
BZ Mooch, glad you referenced CDR Salamander. As always, a small world. All the best-
I think *no boots on the ground* is just a *lie*
"Just the tip..."
What’s the over/under in days before a suicide or rocket attack kills our troops assigned to this ill conceived operation?
Thanks again Ward.
This channel is the only source of information on this topic I trust.