White House Delegates to Egypt: More Talks, Fewer Bombs (Maybe)
While the White House 'talks peace' in Cairo, they simultaneously greenlighted over 100 foreign military sales to Israel since October 7th, including 2,000-pound bunker buster bombs and cluster munitions (AP, March 27, 2024). This delegation looks less like a serious effort for a lasting cease-fire and more like PR choreography to mitigate global outrage while the Biden administration continues to
arm the conflict. It's the same playbook seen under Netanyahu governments for decades: talk, delay, then advance objectives on the ground, often with US-supplied weaponry. Remember when 'humanitarian pauses' became a euphemism for 'reload'? One might wonder how many 'last chances for peace' we should endure before recognizing the pattern. It's almost as if the 'cease-fire talks' are designed to
give cover for continued unconditional support, making America both the arsonist and the firefighter, all while Rep. Smith, who received $450,000 from AIPAC in 2023 (OpenSecrets.org), cheers on HR 815, sending more aid.