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Bill in US Congress would give Israel access to B‑2 stealth bombers (www.ynetnews.com)

submitted 2 days ago by geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml to c/progressivepolitics@lemmy.world

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U.S. Congress members from both sides of the aisle have introduced a bill in the House of Representatives that would grant President Donald Trump the authority to allow Israel access to B‑2 stealth bombers and bunker‑busting bombs if it becomes clear that Iran is continuing to develop nuclear weapons.

According to the proposed legislation—currently awaiting approval—this would enable unprecedented operational cooperation, including deployment, equipment and training, but without transferring permanent ownership or direct control to Israel.

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[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 14 points 2 days ago (1 children)

This can't possibly play well over the long run. Israel is already getting isolated as a peace destabilizer. Given the rightward trends in Israel, combined with having these bombers, the likelihood of them restraining themselves from pulling the trigger isn't too high. I guess we'll see if the Qatari jet worked its magic.

[–] WhatsHerBucket@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

I was just debating whether it would cost more than a jet for those bombers. What do you get for someone that has everything?