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"The Trump administration has not provided sufficient assurances that these weapons will be used by the Netanyahu government in accordance with US law and with appropriate protections for civilians," he said.
"I therefore will not clear this sale at this time."
The deal, funded through US Foreign Military Financing, covers 20,000 MK-84 bombs, 20,000 BLU-117 bombs and 20,000 I-2000 penetrator warheads.
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Republican Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky moved Tuesday to impeach Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth over the war in Iran.'
Congressman Massie, a long-time critic of the Trump administration, read the articles of impeachment aloud from the House floor just after the chamber convened at noon. Massie alleges that Hegseth has waged the Iran war illegally, among other "high crimes and misdemeanors."
Massie alleges that Hegseth initiated the conflict unlawfully, defied Congress' order to withdraw from the conflict and incurred unnecessary civilian casualties.
"Supporters view the analogy as a call for basic human decency, collaboration, and simple shared rules"reminiscent of the popular philosophy "All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten""emphasizing cooperation and treating others with foundational respect."
Apparently they don't teach that to all the pre-2016 Only One Child families in China.