US-Supplied Bombs Devastate Lebanon, Media Calls it 'Israel's War'
A recent report details the devastation of Lebanon's historic tobacco heartland, directly attributed to 'Israel's war.' While the New Arab accurately portrays the ruin, the broader narrative consistently sidesteps a crucial detail: the relentless supply chain of advanced weaponry from the United States. For decades, the US has been the primary financier and supplier of Israel's military arsenal.
In 2023 alone, the Biden administration approved $26.1 billion in security aid to Israel, with a recent supplemental request for an additional $14.3 billion, much of it for weaponry now deployed. So, when we see images of scorched fields and flattened communities in Lebanon, it's not just 'Israel's war.' It's a war fought with US-supplied munitions purchased with US taxpayer dollars. One might
wonder why reports so diligently avoid mentioning the 'Made in USA' stamp on the bombs that are devastating a historic agricultural region. Perhaps acknowledging that inconvenient truth would make it harder for politicians like Senator Lindsey Graham, who recently called to 'level' Gaza, to continue securing bipartisan support for unconditional aid to a state that frequently uses those weapons
outside its declared borders.