TRUMP: The US will take over the Gaza Strip.
(twitter.com)
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Neoconservatism levels over 9000.
Nation building in the Middle East didn't work for Bush and Trump wants to do that in Palestine?
This is the worst idea I have seen.
The American version of the Iron Dome doesn't inspire confidence either.
It's not going to happen, any more than the other stupid ideas (Greenland, Panama, Canada).
Most likely, Trump is saying it to get attention. Elon was soaking it up for the past few days.
Geez. You’d think he’d realize trying to turn the Middle East into a nice western society has been tried
Weren’t there places relatively stable until the cia attacked?
Absolutely true. They had ruthless dictators who knew how to keep the insanity in check, so what you're saying is absolutely true. But what OP said is also true. Islam and civilization are incompatible.
ah ha! Define civilization.
Yes, and in some places it still is, minus food.
In the grimdark
futurepresent, there is only war.So many questions about this.
will the Palestinians ever agree to this plan? I don't see a way for this to go forward if they don't.
he seemed to say the Palestinians will be employed cleaning up the rubble?
will we deploy "peacekeeping" infantry?
ethnic cleansing?
will the US literally own Gaza now? when the area gets cleaned up, what is the mechanism by which it will be transferred to the Israelis so they can build condos?
I don't see any real external barriers to carrying out this plan since I'm pretty sure Trump will make the Arab nations fold and agree to carve out territories for Palestinians. But the biggest barrier is what the Palestinians themselves will do in reaction. If they say no, we're going to start an insurgency, I don't see how this can happen.
Also, we absolutely CANNOT lose any EOD to cleaning up Israeli bombs.
No ("It’ll be wonderful for the people — Palestinians, Palestinians mostly, we’re talking about."), which invalidates the only reason to do it. The land isn't worthless - a little piece of America in the Mediterranean could be a good spot for an air force base if you're sick of Houthis and Somalis fucking with shipping - but charity to Gazans is pearls before swine.
I fail to see how this serves the interests of the American people.
Fuck this gay policy.
This ain't something I wanted to see but willing to wait to see how it plays out.
So far he's been ultra America first and hardline in dealing with other countries. Maybe this is a 'big ask' to get something off the Arab countries or to force Hamas to come to deal, I'll have to wait and see as he's at least earned that from his performance so far.
Not just a threat to get Arabs to negotiate - in the opening statement Bebe looks really uncomfortable whenever Trump said America would 'own Gaza'. Then in the Q&A when Trump reiterated off script Bebe actually visibly twitched and squirmed.
Israel doesn't want us there because then we're the big dog everything revolves around. If we have Fort Gaza then it'll be the seat of regional power not Israel.
So I don't see how this isn't a negotiation move. Trump is saying, you guys better work this out or we're going to impose a solution and you're going to hate it.
I'm not sure if you noticed, but Trumo stops being "ultra America First" for anything pertaining to Israel.
Time to die for pisrael whitey! - Zognald!