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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: Dope1   😊 😞
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Subject: Biden's metaphor
Date: 05/30/24 2:06 PM
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A fabulous metaphor for the Biden presidency is found in Gaza. No, not the war itself. The pier they tried to build.

Let's see:
*Some of the ships taking the pier over there broke down on the way
*It took months to build
*Hamas mortared it while the UN was inspecting
*Their boats ran around in Israel
*Parts of the pier started to sink

To add insult to injury, Hamas took what little aid arrived and kept it for themselves.

foxnews.com - US forced halt gaza aid deliveries biden admins million floating pier starts sink

The U.S. was forced to suspend the delivery of aid to its temporary "floating pier" on the coast of Gaza on Tuesday after rough weather caused the structure to break apart.
Four vessels that had stabilized the pier broke off due to choppy waters earlier this week, but officials said the pier was still operational. That is no longer the case as of Tuesday, officials confirmed to Fox News Digital. The U.S. did not offer a timeline for how long repairs would take.
A U.N. official said the repairs would take at least a week, however, according to NBC News.
President Biden's administration spent roughly $320 million constructing the massive, floating dock. It was operational for barely a week before the damage occurred.


So.
Spend a bunch of money on something that's of dubious value to begin with, execute it incompetently, then give up.

That's the Biden Presidency in a nutshell. Failure.

I wonder what the Sea State in the notoriously hazardous Mediterranee Sea was? <-- facetious
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