The false statement I was correcting was about “weapons”. You never mentioned “bombs and shells”. Here is the thing about bombs and shells. Israel has plenty of dumb bombs and shells, and they don’t need the US to get more. What they get from the US are precision weapons, which means fewer bombs are required to hit a target. Whatever you think of Israeli tactics (and we probably agree completely) it’s better for them to have the precision weapons.
The whole point of slow rolling weapons shipments is to be able to send a signal but maintain official deniability. Actually denying it is just maintaining that veneer.
It’s not pragmatic to twiddle your thumbs while your weapons are used to commit atrocities. It’s evil.
I stated my position clearly so that it wouldn’t be misconstrued, but you went and did it anyways. I support the general strategy of ramping up pressure, but I think it has been done far too slowly. I’m sure it has a lot to do with the powerful Israel lobby, but we passed the point where that should matter a long time ago.