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Fred Sanders

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Thu Aug 14, 2014, 01:24 PM

Aug 2014

http://online.wsj.com/articles/u-s-sway-over-israel-on-gaza-at-a-low-1407979365

MIDDLE EAST NEWS

Gaza Crisis: Israel Outflanks the White House on Strategy
White House Now Scrutinizing Israeli Requests for Ammunition

JERUSALEM—White House and State Department officials who were leading U.S. efforts to rein in Israel's military campaign in the Gaza Strip were caught off guard last month when they learned that the Israeli military had been quietly securing supplies of ammunition from the Pentagon without their approval.

Since then the Obama administration has tightened its control on arms transfers to Israel. But Israeli and U.S. officials say that the adroit bureaucratic maneuvering made it plain how little influence the White House...

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Pentagon sent missiles to Israel w/o WH approval? [View all] kentuck Aug 2014 OP

What strong words? Trillo Aug 2014 #1

Important news - please edit to tell us the source. Divernan Aug 2014 #2

Source, please... MineralMan Aug 2014 #3

This? Fred Sanders Aug 2014 #6

Thanks. I was asking the OP for his source, though. MineralMan Aug 2014 #7

Looking for it? kentuck Aug 2014 #8

Constitutional crisis? Started by the military giving unauthorized weaponry to Israel? Fred Sanders Aug 2014 #4

No WH or State permission was required. FBaggins Aug 2014 #5

I think the accusation against the Pentagon (and I'm not sure at what level TwilightGardener Aug 2014 #9

Is it any wonder...? kentuck Aug 2014 #10

To be fair, the Pentagon spokesman said this has been handled TwilightGardener Aug 2014 #11

Then maybe " standard procerure" should be questioned ? kentuck Aug 2014 #12

Sure. But quietly. You don't blame agencies for doing things they were given TwilightGardener Aug 2014 #13

Not subject to WH approval leftynyc Aug 2014 #14