 Eric Hines at the editor's desk on Taylor Van Syce. The United States is taking apart the temporary pier that was meant to deliver aid to Gazans. ABC's Anne Flaherty explains why. I think what a lot of people didn't realize is that this pier was always operating on borrowed time. They knew that they had limited time to make an impact, and it just didn't work out the way that they wanted to. So one joint just over the shore is inherently challenging. With that said, what you're seeing here before you has never been done before.