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Pentagon announces $8.6 billion Boeing contract for F-15 jets for Israel (www.reuters.com)

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"This contract provides for the design, integration, instrumentation, test, production, and delivery of 25 new F-15IA aircraft for the Israeli Air Force with an option for an additional 25 F-15IA aircraft," the Pentagon said.

50 F-15s to speed up the genocide of Palestinians?

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[-] adespoton@lemmy.ca 37 points 1 month ago

And a bunch of those F-15 components are made in Canada, just in case someone was feeling smug.

[-] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 15 points 1 month ago

They'd sell crack to elementary school kids just to make a buck. The way the criminal world is organized nowadays I'd say they are already doing that.

[-] devolution@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

The year evil won.

[-] ctrl_alt_esc@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 month ago

First, the US gives billions to Israel in aid, then they spend it on US military equipment. Why not just buy the jets directly and hand them over?

[-] Lucky_Acid@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago

The defense companies make way more money if the government gives them taxpayer money and tax breaks, then give taxpayer money to allies to buy weapons that were already paid for by taxpayer dollars. They are, at a minimum, triple dippin'.

[-] ctrl_alt_esc@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 month ago

Amazing, this capitalism thing :)

[-] Lucky_Acid@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago

And here I thought they were meeting to discuss a Gaza ceasefire plan. 😂

[-] Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 month ago

But wasn't voting for the GOP supposed to stop the US support for Israel?

[-] dreadbeef@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 month ago

Democrats would never

[-] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 points 1 month ago

[-] Verdorrterpunkt@feddit.org 6 points 1 month ago

Would never! is generally sarcasm.

[-] dreadbeef@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Lemmy is full of leftists:) Peep my instance

[-] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 month ago

Fair, but there's also a lot of shitlibs on Lemmy, ESPECIALLY in this very community, so couldn't really assume with any confidence 😁

[-] altphoto@lemmy.today 1 points 1 month ago

Come in eagle one!

Yes Dragon 07, state the issue...

My emergency seat has actuated unexpectedly eagle one!

Can you fly the plane at lower altitude Dragon 07?

I'm on the seat, the plane is flying solo eagle one!

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