US Running Low on Weapons as Proxy Wars Target Russia, Iran, & China

Update on the conflict in Ukraine + Israeli-Palestinian conflict for October 14, 2023

– Ukraine’s offensive has culminated, in many areas is being overturned by Russian counter-offensives;

– Western military assistance continues to dwindle for Ukraine and is now being divided between both Ukraine and Israel;

– Israel’s military and political leadership have openly announced a deliberate intention to cut off civilians from food and fuel while bombarding them with military aviation and other long-range weapons;

– Israel is contemplating a ground operation into Gaza;

– The Middle East has been pivoting slowly away from US primacy, toward a Russian-Chinese led multipolar order;

– Hamas raids and Israel’s disproportionate response pose a danger to this process – forcing the region to be drawn into an armed conflict at risk of escalating;

– Hamas’ background and actions over the last 2 decades have served US foreign policy objectives, including supporting regime change attempts in Syria and to perpetuate, not end Israeli occupation and military aggression;

– Russia/China seek a two-state solution, in accordance with the UN, and seeks to reshape the region in a way that will make the two-state solution possible;

Reference:

Ukraine

Defense News – Germany to send Ukraine $1B in air defense tech, plus more tanks (October 11, 2023):
https://www.defensenews.com/global/eu…

US DoD – Biden Administration Announces Additional Security Assistance for Ukraine (October 11, 2023):
https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases…

TIME – Biden and Congress Craft $2 Billion Aid Package as Israel Vows to ‘Crush’ Hamas (October 11, 2023):
https://time.com/6322820/israel-aid-b…

Bloomberg – US Gives First Iron Dome Interceptors to Israel (October 13, 2023):
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articl…

Israeli Ops

EI – Gaza’s beauty and struggle from above:
   • Gaza’s beauty and struggle from above  

BBC – Hamas attack: 12 Thais killed and 11 kidnapped in Israel (October 11, 2023):
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-6…

Guardian – ‘Emphasis is on damage, not accuracy’: ground offensive into Gaza seems imminent (October 10, 2023):
https://www.theguardian.com/world/202…

BBC – Israel’s military says it fully controls communities on Gaza border (October 10, 2023):
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle…

Business Insider – For people in Gaza, life is about to get even worse, with Israel’s siege about to ‘starve the population,’ NGO says (October 11, 2023):
https://www.businessinsider.com/gaza-…

Russia and China

Politico – Putin blames US for Israel-Hamas conflict (October 10, 2023):
https://www.politico.eu/article/vladi…

GT – US’ biased stance risks undermining efforts to defuse Israel-Gaza tension (October 11, 2023):
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/20231…

Hamas: Background, Current Role NYT – U.S. Groups Helped Nurture Arab Uprisings (April 2011):
https://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/15/wo…

WSJ – How Israel Helped to Spawn Hamas (January 2009):
https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB123275…

Haaretz – Why Did Netanyahu Want to Strengthen Hamas? (October 11, 2023):
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2…

The New Yorker – The Redirection (by Seymour Hersh, 2007):
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/20…

Reuters – Hamas ditches Assad, backs Syrian revolt (February 2012):
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-sy…

WaPo – U.S., Qatar agree to stop Iran from tapping $6 billion fund after Hamas attack (October 12, 2023):
https://www.washingtonpost.com/busine…

Govinfo – HAMAS’ BENEFACTORS: A NETWORK OF TERROR (2014):
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/C…

AJ – Israel to create a unity government and war cabinet to oversee the fight against Hamas (October 13, 2023):
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/1…