The Militarization of America At What Cost?

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Topics
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How Much do We Spend on the Military? Where Does the Money Go? What Does American Militarism Cost You? To Reverse Militarism, Can We Safely Cut the Military

Budget? Fund Our Communities: Bring the War Dollars Home

How Much Do We Spend on the Military?

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Total Federal Budget, FY 2010 Both Discretionary & Mandatory

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Mandatory: Required by law Examples: Interest on Debt (9.5%) Social Security (21%) Medicare Unemployment Discretionary, 36% Mandatory, 64%

Discretionary: Negotiated each year Examples: Military Education Research

Source: National Priorities Project

Obama Budget Proposal FY 2011

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All other includes: Environment Science Transportation International affairs Everything else except entitlements and debt.

All other 37% Military 58%

Veterans 5%

Source: National Priorities Project, FY 2011

Growth in Military Spending Excluding Wars

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DOD Budget Authority, Base Pentagon, Excluding Wars

600 Billions, 2010 Dollars 550 500 450 400 350 300 1995

2000

2005

2010

2015

2020

Source: Project on Defense Alternatives

Military Spending Over Time

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Discretionary Spending By Category, 2009

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Military & Veterans Education Health Justice Energy All other 0 61.9 52.7 44.1 4.5 245 200 400 600

785.9

800

1000

Billions of Dollars
Source: Center for Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Briefing Book

2010Budget: Military Recruitment vs. Peace Corps

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Dollars 7,000,000,000 6,000,000,000 5,000,000,000 4,000,000,000 3,000,000,000 2,000,000,000 1,000,000,000 0

Sources: American Forces Press Service; Peace Corps Web Site

Military Recruiting Budget Peace Corps Total Budget

U.S. Military Spending vs. Other Countries, In Rank Order, FY 2009

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Billions of Dollars
U.S. China Russia U.K. France Japan Germany Italy 0 200 400 600 800

Source: Center for Arms Control and Nonproliferation

Montgomery County Citizens Share of Pentagon Expenditures, FY2010 Budget

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About $3 billion or $2,000 per person

Source: National Priorities Project

With $3 Billion, Montgomery County Could Instead Have Paid For:

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All expenses at a public university for four years for

every 18-year-old in the County, and homes in the county, and

Renewable electricity for three years for all the Over 5,000 new affordable housing units.

Source: Computed from National Priorities Project and census

State of Maryland
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What MD residents paid in FY 2010 towards the Pentagon budget: Entire State FY 2010 budget: Shortfall: State spending cuts:

$13.7 bn $13.9 bn 2.6 bn

Public Health Disabled Education

Source: National Priorities Project, Out of Balance

Where Does the Money Go?

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War costs Foreign military bases War profiteers

Military Budget, 2011

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Other Military 3%

Iraq & Af/Pak 22%

DOD 75%

Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation

Total War Costs Iraq and Afghanistan Through 2010

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Total direct cost of both wars by 2010: over $1 trillion

Iraq: Af/Pak: Total:

$747 billion $332 billion $1.079 trillion

Source: National Priorities Project

$1 Trillion is a Thousand Billion

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Imagine that you spent $1 million/day beginning with the birth of Jesusto spend a trillion dollars, youd need to keep spending $1 million/day until mid-way through the 28th century. If you laid out $1 trillion end-to-end in $100 bills, you could circle the Earth at the equator 39 times. A trillion dollars could pay the salaries for a year of 18 million people at $55,000 per job.

Afghanistan War Costs

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Total U.S. defense spending in Afghanistan, FY

2010: $101 billion.

$1 million: cost to send one soldier to Afghanistan for one year $400 per gallon: US militarys cost of gasoline in Afghanistan

Source: Congressional Research Service Report RL 33110

Afghanistan War vs. World Military Spending

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In 2010, the United States will spend more on the war in Afghanistan than any other country in the world spends in total on the military.

US: Afghanistan

101

China: Total Military 0 50

77.9 100 150

Billions of Dollars, 2010

Source: Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation; Reuters

Its a Choice!
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Are lengthy occupations of Iraq & Afghanistan how we want to spend our money? We have other threats!

Where Does the Money Go?

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War costs Foreign military bases War profiteers

U.S. Foreign Military Bases

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The US maintains about 1,000 foreign military bases Foreign bases cost taxpayers about $250 billion per

year

Source: Foreign Policy in Focus, Anita Dancs

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Floating Bases
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The U.S. has 11 nuclear powered aircraft

supercarriersthe entire rest of the world has 11 carriers, and these are all much smaller than those of the U.S.

The U.S. maintains over 100 deployed ships and

submarines at any given timewith 30,000 sailors afloat.

Source: United States Navy; Project on Defense Alternatives

Military Bases as the New Imperialism

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95% of all the military bases on another countrys soil are U.S. bases.

Once upon a time, you could trace the spread of imperialism by counting up colonies. America's version of the colony is the military base.
Chalmers Johnson, 2004

Source: Chalmers Johnson

The Movement to End Foreign Bases

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International Network for the Abolition of Foreign Military Bases: www.no-bases.org

Source: International Network for the Abolition of Foreign Military Bases

Foreign Bases: A Provocation

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The Declaration of Independence criticizes the British "for quartering large bodies of armed troops among us" and "for protecting them . . . from punishment for any murders which they should commit on the inhabitants of these States. Foreign bases create enemies and make us less safe.

Where Does the Money Go?

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War costs Foreign military bases War profiteers

War Profiteers Example: Lockheed Martin

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84% Percent of L/M profits derived directly from US tax payers, 2008 $4.4 billion Amount of tax-payer money distributed as profit, 2008 $42.68 million Total compensation of Lockheed Martin CEO, 2009

Sources: Forbes; LM Company Statements;

Lockheed Martin
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Paid $577.2 million in fines because of contract fraud

since 1995

Found guilty of 50 instances of various kinds of

misconduct (including contractor kickbacks, nuclear safety violations, fraud, etc.)

Source: Project on Government Oversight

Lockheed Martin: Forms of Influence

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Political donations, 2008 cycle: $2,801,455

(from L/M PACs and individuals, per FEC)

Paid lobbying, 2008: $15,981,506

Source: Open Secrets

Lockheed Martin: Forms of Influence

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Geographic distribution of subcontractors The ideal weapons system is built in 435 Congressional districts and it doesnt matter whether it works or not.
Alain C. Enthoven, economist and former Pentagon official

In 2009, Lockheed Martin placed full-page ads in the Washington Post showing the number of jobs for F-22 construction, by Congressional district, throughout the nation.

Lockheed Martin: Forms of InfluenceThe Revolving Door

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Lockheed's former vice-president, Bruce Jackson,

worked in the DOD, and then organized and chaired the non-profit Committee for the Liberation of Iraq (2002-03): It lobbied hard for the Iraq wara war that dramatically increased Lockheed Martin profits

8 other senior Bush Administration members had

similar ties to Lockheed Martin

Source: Hartung & Ciarrocca

The War Profiteer Circle

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Contracts: $$ Profits $$ Revolving Door Lobbying

Political Donations

What Do Military Contractors Do?

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Feed troops Maintain facilities and equipment Transport cargo Wash clothes Provide security guards for bases and diplomats Engage in military actions

Contractors are doing everything that used to be done solely by the militaryfor a profit.

Contractors vs. Troops in Afghanistan

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Source: Congressional Research Service

Who Are Mercenaries?

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Soldiers-for-hire or private security contractors. They are recruited from all over the world.

Outsourcing the Military

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Powerful companies promote war because it is profitable,

not because of the interests of the nation

The profit motive, in war, can be counter to the militarys

goals and the nations

Oversight of contractors is negligible and contractors often

do poor jobscosting lives and more money

Cost-plus contracts , the most common DOD-type contract,

encourage waste and unnecessary spending

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What Does the Militarization of America Cost You?

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Economic Costs Environmental Costs Cost to Democracy

A Weaker Economy
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Increased spending on the military relative to other parts of the economy leads to :
Fewer

jobs Higher interest rates Greater inflation

Source: Center for Economic and Policy Research

U.S. Job Creation with $1 Billion Spending

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Number of Jobs Created

Education

Health Care

Clean Energy Consumption

Military

Source: U of MA, Political Economy Research Institute

A Weaker Economy
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Money to finance wars displaces productive investment, for example to rebuild infrastructure at home.
As a result of not making these investments, future output in the U.S. will be smaller.

Source: Stiglitz and Bilmes, The Three Trillion Dollar War

Economic Costs: Debt Service

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Interest costs alone are so high that they will soon dwarf federal spending on other priorities
Source: Congressional Joint Economic Committee Majority Staff, Nov. 2007

Personal Costs Projected Costs of Wars: $3.5 Trillion by 2017

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Almost $50,000 per Family

Source: Congressional Joint Economic Committee Majority Staff, Nov. 2007

Total Estimated Costs of Iraq & Afghanistan: $3.5 Trillion

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With $3.5 trillion, for the next 133 years, we could send every 18-year-old in the U.S. to a state university. We could pay all their education expenses--tuition, fees, and room and board--for four years.

What Does the Militarization of America Cost You?

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Economic Costs Environmental Costs Cost to Democracy

Environmental Costs
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The U.S. military is the biggest polluter in the

world, generating an estimated 750,000 tons of toxic waste every year.

The military burns an estimated 20 million gallons of

gasoline dailyabout the same as the entire country of Iran.

The military writes its SOFAs to exempt the U.S.

from responsibility for cleaning up environmental damage.

Sources: Graydon Carter; Barry Sanders

What Does the Militarization of America Cost You?

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Economic Costs Environmental Costs Cost to Democracy

Threat to Democracy
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Militarism restricts freedom at home Recent arrests of peace activists in Chicago and Minneapolis Protest zones established

Threat to Democracy
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Militarism involves immense amounts of money that

corrupt the political system

Campaign contributions, election ads and lobbying by war profiteers and other corporations (e.g., oil)

Militarism leads to secrecy which is incompatible

with democracy

The State Secrets Privilege Patriot Act provisions

Threat to Democracy
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Militarism erodes fundamental rights Denial of Habeas Corpus in War on Terror Legalization of torture Military Commissions Act of 2006, creating kangaroo courts Militarism demonizes certain citizens--who then lose

basic rights

Japanese-Americans in WW II Muslims and Arab Americans today

Threat to Democracy
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Militarism expands government surveillance of

citizens

Maryland activists placed on terrorist list, organizations monitored by State police NSA data mining

Militarism leads to powerful secret paramilitary

organizations, illegal actions by government, and lack of accountabilitydestroying the rule of law

CIA Black sites and illegal violence in many countries Extraordinary rendition kidnappings and disappearances

Threat to Democracy
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Of all the enemies to public liberty war is . . . most to be dreaded because it comprises . . . the germ of every other. . . No nation could preserve its freedom in the midst of continual warfare. James Madison

What Does the Militarization of America Cost You?

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BECAUSE OUR ECONOMY IS WEAKER DUE TO EXCESSIVE MILITARY SPENDING, WE HAVE: Less to invest in new businesses and new ways of doing things Less to spend on health, education, infrastructure, art and culture WE ALL HAVE TO WORK HARDER AND LONGER HOURS, JUST TO STAY EVEN. WE ENDANGER THE ABILITY OF HUMAN BEINGS TO LIVE ON EARTH. WE PLACE THE FUTURE OF OUR DEMOCRACY AT RISK.

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The Cost of Militarism

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Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed. This world in arms is not spending money alone. It is spending the sweat of its laborers, the genius of its scientists, the hopes of its children. This is not a way of life at all in any true sense. Under the clouds of war, it is humanity hanging on a cross of iron. Dwight Eisenhower

To Reverse Militarism: Can We Safely Cut the Military Budget?

61 FIVE MYTHS ABOUT SECURITY

Myth #1: The More We Spend, the More Secure We Are

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The vitality of our economy is the cornerstone of our nation's strength.

Source: Experts Letter to Deficit Commission

Myth #1, contd: The More We Spend, the More Secure We Are
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Since 1968, most terrorist groups have ended because: (1) They joined the political process (43 percent), or (2) Local police and intelligence agencies arrested or killed key members (40 percent).

Source: Rand

Myth #2: U.S. Military Spending Protects Americans from Foreign Threats
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The U.S. military is designed for:

Power projection: the capacity to

intimidate other nations and implement policy by means of force or threat of force

Military intervention around the

globe

Do power projection and wars make us safer?

Bacevich, Washington Rules

Myth #2, contd: U.S. Military Spending Protects Americans from Foreign Threats
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Example: Suicide Attacks 2000: 20 suicide attacks, one was anti-American 2009: 300 suicide attacks, 270 were anti-American .

Source: Pape, Foreign Policy

Myth #3: Only Force or Threat of Force Can Keep Us Safe

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Other sources of power:

Diplomacy Economic power Moral suasion International cooperation (e.g.,

intelligence, policing)

Peace & security require justice Justice requires law

Myth #4: Military Spending is the Only Good Government Spending

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Were not number one:

11th : Percent of 25-34 year-olds who have graduated

high school 22nd: Broadband Internet access 24th: Life expectancy at birth 32nd: Infant mortality rate 37th: Health care quality 48th: Quality of K-12 science and math

Sources: National Academies Press; UN Social Indicators

Myth #5: The U.S. is Responsible for Organizing the World

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We are the good guys who fight to:

Create democracy Save lives Kill the bad guys Eliminate evil dictators

How Much for Security?

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The U.S. spends: 55 times as much as the combined spending of the six rogue states that we have demonized (Cuba, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Sudan, and Syria) But 47% of Americans fear that our military is inadequate!

Source: Daily Kos

How Much & What to Cut?

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How Much Could We Cut the Military Budget?

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Andrew Bacevich: We should reduce the US military budget to a level that does not exceed the combined military spending of all ten of the next highest-spending countries in the world.

US Military Spending Compared to Next Top Ten Countries

600 500 400 Billions of 200 2005 Dollars 100 0 US Top 10 countries without US 300

Source: National Priorities ProjectSecurity Spending Primer

Deficit Commission Proposal

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Co-chairs of the Presidents Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform: Cut $100 billion by 2015 Examples: Cut specific weapons systems Cut 1/3 of foreign military bases Charge military more for health care

Barney Frank/Ron Paul Proposal

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Sustainable Defense Task Force: Cut $998 billion over 10 years Examples: Cut nuclear warheads Reduce size of military forces Cut certain weapons systems

Source: Debt, Deficits and Defense

Institute for Policy Studies

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Task Force on A Unified Security Budget for the U.S.: Cut $75 billion in 2011: Examples: Nuclear weapons: $7 bn Missile defense: $7 bn V-22 Osprey: $2.7 bn

Source: Task Force on a Unified Security Budget

Fund Out Communities: Bring the War Dollars Home

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A growing coalition:
CASA de Maryland Chesapeake Climate Action Columbia United Christian Church, Peace & Justice Committee Gray Panthers /Metro DC Network of Spiritual Progressives/MD Pax Christi/MD Peace Action Montgomery Progressive Democrats of America/MD Southern Christian Leadership Conference/ Montgomery County Womens International League for Peace and Freedom/DC

Fund Our Communities: Goals

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Significant increases in domestic spending

for jobs, veterans services, infrastructure, education, health care, the environment, and human services.

Major reductions in the Pentagon budget,

amounting to at least 25% over the next five years.

Coalition Member Activities

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Campaign endorsement Education of own group Legislative advocacy Events Outreach to other organizations

Campaign Activities: Peace Action Montgomery

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General Assembly resolution and/or letter County Council resolution Series of events in March, with cost-of-war sign a focus Public presentations on cost of war Lobbying Congress Community organizing: building the coalition

Fund Our Communities: Bring the War Dollars Home www.OurFunds.org

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Arming the World: Costs Associated with Aid & Sales

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U.S.: Arms Dealer to the World

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Arms Transfer Agreements with The World, By Supplier, 2008

U.S. Italy Russia France Germany China All Others

20

40

60

80

Percentage of Total Transfers

Source: Congressional Research Service, Sept. 2009

Sales to Other Countries: Example Israel

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Proposed U.S. Military Aid to Israel FY2009-FY2018: $30 billion

Israel is required to use 74% of its aid money on U.S. purchases, totaling $24.4 billion.

Source: Congressional Research Service: US Foreign Aid to Israel

Sales to Other Countries Example: Israel

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Pentagon Seeks $15.2B Fighter Sale to Israel

Sept. 30, 2008

The Defense Department said today it wants to sell up to 75 fighter jets to Israel in a $15.2 billion deal . . . The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said it notified Congress on Friday that Israel has asked to buy 25 of the F-35s made by Lockheed Martin Corp., with an option to buy an additional 50 at a later date.
Newser Online News Journal

Sales to Other Countries: Example Israel

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US gives Israel billions of dollars US requires Israel to spend most of it by buying from US arms manufacturers Israel buys planes from Lockheed Martin Lockheed Martin makes more profits

92 White phosphorus: Causes deep burns through muscle and down to the bone, continuing to burn until deprived of oxygen. Can contaminate other parts of the body, poisoning and irreparably damaging internal organs. Is extremely painful and very lethal.

White phosphorus was used extensively in the war on Gaza 2008-09

Fragments of a US-made M155 white phosphorus carrier artillery shell fired by Israeli forces into Gaza
Source: Amnesty International

93 War on Gaza, 08-09:

American-made planes Dropping Americanmade bombs Paid for with American taxpayer funds

Remains of a US-made Hellfire missile that killed 3 paramedics and a child in Gaza.
Source: Amnesty International