Thanks, Joe!
“Israel Worries U.S. Weapons for Ukraine Are Ending Up in Iran’s Hands,” by Tom O’Connor, Newsweek, June 15, 2023:
A high-ranking Israel Defense Forces (IDF) commander has told Newsweek that Israel is concerned over the risks of weapons provided by the United States and other Western nations to Ukraine ending up in the hands of Israel’s foes in the Middle East, including Iran.
With experts too backing these worries, the situation could mark yet another chapter in a long legacy of U.S. arms shipments being diverted, empowering adversaries of both Israel and the U.S. in another restive region, while the focus of Western governments is on the volatile conflict playing out in Eastern Europe.
The Israeli commander, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the topic, said the diversion of weapons, such as the Javelin shoulder-fired anti-tank missile system, was being monitored from paramilitary forces operating on both sides of the Russia-Ukraine war.
The Israeli commander said pro-Russian formations were motivated to transfer captured U.S.-supplied weapons due to the close defense relationship between Moscow and Tehran, while pro-Ukrainian elements were largely motivated by money to smuggle arms. The commander said the primary route was via the Black Sea to the Mediterranean, and argued that the situation was “very dangerous” due to two primary concerns for Israel.
“One is that they can research capabilities, and then learn how to manufacture them. I’m talking especially about Iran,” the Israeli commander told Newsweek. “The other problem is that we are very worried that some of these capabilities are going to fall to Hezbollah and Hamas’ hands.”…
More recently, the Taliban secured a substantial arsenal of U.S. weapons and equipment, including Black Hawk helicopters, after U.S. forces withdrew from Afghanistan in August 2021. The Israeli commander with whom Newsweek spoke said some of the U.S. small arms seized in Afghanistan have already been observed in the hands of Palestinian groups operating in the Gaza Strip….
࿗Infidel࿘ says
Yeah, I read that as well on X. Also, the Taliban is reported to have asked Iran, Iraq and Jordan permission to pass, so that they can “liberate Jerusalem”. Hope Israel can drop something on them within Iran itself, if not in Afghanistan
On a different note, I read that some of the weapons sold to Ukraine have ended up in the hands of Hamas. More of our tax $$$ at work
Eva says
Israel has nukes.
I think it’s time to break them out.
Iran first.
࿗Infidel࿘ says
As well as Qatar & Turkey. Tell US to pull all their people from there as a courtesy, but nothing more!
Eva says
Yes.
Add lebanon to that list.
I never thought I’d see the day when Israel was caught on the hop like this.
Peacelover says
plus the billions sent to Iran
Walter Sieruk says
The article ends with “the Taliban secured a substantial arsenal of U.S. weapons and equipment, including Black Hawk helicopters, after U.S. forces withdrew from Afghanistan in August 2021. The Israeli commander with whom Newsweek spoke said some of the U.S. small arms seized in Afghanistan have already been observed in the hands of Palestinian groups operating in the Gaza Strip….
Walter Sieruk says
This article with “the Taliban secured a substantial arsenal of U.S. weapons and equipment, including Black Hawk helicopters, after U.S. forces withdrew from Afghanistan in August 2021. The Israeli commander with whom Newsweek spoke said some of the U.S. small arms seized in Afghanistan have already been observed in the hands of Palestinian groups operating in the Gaza Strip….”
This means that the horrendous irreversible harm that that Joe Biden did in Afghanistan of withdrawing the US military forces from that land in the wrong way and wrong time most horrific in many ways.
One on them is that all thta high quality US military equipment , because of Biden is now in the hands of the Taliban . For the use those US equipment to further oppress and even murder a terrible number of Afghans.
Moving on from the direct harm the Biden did in Afghanistan , now the indirect ,insidious harm did which Hamas stated just this month . For Hamas may be using some of those weapons that Biden let the Taliban have in Afghanistan to murder the Israeli people in its jihad attacks into the State of Israel.
The many evil of Joe Biden do spread far and wide.
Walter Sieruk says
One of the many reasons that Joe Biden has very low approval ratings because he is terrible in many ways. For example, Biden had ordered the US pullout from Afghanistan that awful action of his that reveals the horrendous folly of his judgement in many wrong and tragic ways. As in, for example allowing the Taliban enemy to have all the state of the art high quality US military equipment.
Much of those weapons had now been sent by the Taliban to Hamas to murder the Jewish people who live in the State of Israel.