this is a very telling moment Mr
secretary because you’ve said something
that’s quite possible that could happen
right shots from Gaza on our service
members and then the response our armed
service members shooting live fire into
Gaza that is a possible outcome here so
that we can become the port authority
and run this
pier
right uh that’s correct you I I expect
that we will always have the Ability
Counts on the ground President Biden
told the country that we weren’t going
to have boots on the ground in Gaza and
we won’t okay but you guys parse the
distinction between like when Americans
think boots on the ground they think
Americans In Harm’s Way or engaged
actively in a conflict you guys seem to
be sort of um saying that boots on a
pier connected to the ground connected
to service members shooting into Gaza
doesn’t count as boots on the ground it
does not