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The President, Congress, and Arms Transfers, Explained

Who decides what and how much military aid to send to foreign allies?
Holocaust Day Of Remembrance Ceremony Held At U.S. Capitol
President Joe Biden and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson applaud during the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum's Annual Days of Remembrance ceremony at the U.S. Capitol on May 7, 2024. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

The Biden administration has paused delivery to Israel of several thousand precision munitions, including 2,000-pound bombs, while simultaneously asserting there is reasonable evidence that Israel’s use of U.S.-provided weapons has violated international humanitarian law during the Gaza conflict.

Carl Graham is a retired naval flight officer living with his wife and cow dog in Bozeman, Montana.

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