• pachrist@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    8
    ·
    9 months ago

    The Ford F-150 is a work truck. Doesn’t stop millions of people from using them as a commuter vehicle, even if they’re not great at it.

    Hell, I used my impact driver as a hammer the other day, and I used a screwdriver as a pry bar.

    Just because it’s not the primary role for a object doesn’t mean it can’t perform the role. The sale of arms to Israel is irresponsible at best and complicit at worst.

    • Krono@lemmy.today
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      4
      ·
      9 months ago

      Yes the Ford F-150 can be used to commute, but you dont see UPS purchasing a new fleet of F-150s to deliver packages. People dont usually accept that level of inefficiency when the price tag is measured in billions.

      My point was that the US has a variety of child-shredding and apartment-exploding warplanes that they would be happy to sell to Israel, so why did Israel choose the plane-destroying version instead?

      Other commenters gave a good answer: these are likely in the F-15E family, which are equipped to shred children and explode apartments.