While US Republicans perform outrage over the migrant crisis in Spain’s Ceuta, Rep. Thomas Massie pointed to the fine print of a recent GOP-backed bill.
Two weeks before tens of thousands of migrants poured from Morocco into Ceuta, the House passed H.R. 8595 with $40 million for Morocco.
💬 “2 weeks before migrants from Morocco invaded Ceuta, the GOP passed a bill with $40 million for Morocco,” Massie wrote, warning: “Don’t fall for the fake Fox/GOP outrage.”
The accompanying House Appropriations Committee report went even further, stating that the “Spanish-administered cities of Ceuta and Melilla are located in Moroccan territory and remain the subject of Morocco’s longstanding claim.”
That wording is a direct slap in the face to Spain: the US did not simply mention Morocco’s claim — it described the Spanish-administered cities as being located on Moroccan territory.
✡️ Spain has spent the past two years angering the US-Israel bloc: recognizing Palestine, confronting Israel over Gaza, restricting arms transit, and refusing to let Spanish bases be used freely for strikes on Iran.
Now Spain is facing a manufactured migration crisis at one of the most sensitive chokepoints in the Mediterranean.
The message looks hard to miss: punish Spain, pressure Sanchez, and let Morocco do the dirty work.
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