Yeah, he was motivated to think about this by Jerad Kushner who told him last year that Gaza's beachfront property is potentially very valuable. Trump envisions Gaza as "the Riviera of the Middle East."Lol! MAGA claimed Trump was the "peace President" - a dove who hated war. Now they cheer a US invasion of Canada, Panama, Greenland and Gaza. Definitely a cult.
Donnie got a taste of that sweet imperialism when Putin invaded Ukraine, now he can't get enough. And Gaza is Mediterranean beachfront property to develop hotels to him. The Soon to be the bankrupt Trump Casino and Hotel Gaza. Watch for the land mines! What's he going to do? impose tariffs on the Palestinians until they leave?
2 weeks in and Grandpa needs to be in a home.
Well, so far the conquest of record is renaming the Gulf from Mexico to America.Lol! MAGA claimed Trump was the "peace President" - a dove who hated war. Now they cheer a US invasion of Canada, Panama, Greenland and Gaza. Definitely a cult.
2 weeks in and Grandpa needs to be in a home.
Sounds to me that he's using this idea to set a base so his next bad idea for Gaza doesn't seem as bad. This is so out there he can't possibly think that it would fly.Trump also signaled that he may be reconsidering an independent Palestinian state as part of a broader two-state solution to the decades-long Israel-Palestinian conflict.
“Well, a lot of plans change with time,” he told reporters when asked if he was still committed to a plan like the one he laid out in 2020 that called for a Palestinian state. “A lot of death has occurred since I left and now came back.”
Lol, you think Trump thinks ahead? He almost certainly floated these ideas because they randomly popped into his swiss cheese brain when he was on tv, like some bad LLM.Sounds to me that he's using this idea to set a base so his next bad idea for Gaza doesn't seem as bad. This is so out there he can't possibly think that it would fly.
More Jews back to Israel so Jesus can come back faster. Anyone who is evangelical and supporting Israel annexing territory has bat shit religious motivations.Lol I thought the former speaker was the spineless one. Johnson just gave a statement “taking over Gaza is a good thing”
I thought Israel was onboard with this? They’re probably working out some deal where American contractors get to rebuild Gaza, Israel eventually takes over and keeps 70% as settlements and resorts, and the US keeps 30% for a joint forces Mediterranean base.GQP America annexing Gaza and going to war with Israel because the latter still wants lebensraum was not a possibility I had previously considered!
It would be one way to finally cut ties between America and Israel...
Would it count as a 'leopards eating faces' analogy for Israel to be double-crossed by Trump?
I thought Israel was onboard with this? They’re probably working out some deal where American contractors get to rebuild Gaza, Israel eventually takes over and keeps 70% as settlements and resorts, and the US keeps 30% for a joint forces Mediterranean base.
I mean—I assume that’s what is happening because it would be the least insane way to do what Trump announced. But he’s not known for doing things the least insane way.
Yup having American neighbours is actually even more problematic that the current situation. What’s stopping them from “oh we should just expand even more!!!”I'm not sure the Israeli hard right actually wants America to take over Gaza. They want it for themselves and soon.
I thought Israel was onboard with this?
They would love for the US to take over Gaza. And let the US incur all the fallout for it. Then Israel would take it from the US like candy from a baby.I'm not sure the Israeli hard right actually wants America to take over Gaza. They want it for themselves and soon.
Yes, their assumption would be (IMO rightly so) that the US forces would allow the hard right to behave as Hezbollah behaves in Southern Lebanon with UNIFIL and security resolution 1701.They would love for the US to take over Gaza. And let the US incur all the fallout for it. Then Israel would take it from the US like candy from a baby.
I would imagine having American neighbors would still be preferable to Hamas or *shudder* ISIL, even at the risk of becoming Trump’s 52nd state (or is it 53rd after Greenland? I can’t keep track.)Yup having American neighbours is actually even more problematic that the current situation. What’s stopping them from “oh we should just expand even more!!!”
With Trump in office, and if the US ever went through with this hair-brained 'non-plan' to take over Gaza (very unlikely), I doubt they would let the US stay there for very long. The Israelis would quickly take it over and re-settle it. The Israelis are in charge of US mid-east policy, NOT the US.Yes, their assumption would be (IMO rightly so) that the US forces would allow the hard right to behave as Hezbollah behaves in Southern Lebanon with UNIFIL and security resolution 1701.
The disengagement was a hard blow for them, and even "just" US taking over Gaza would be considered a gift from God for them.
Even if the U.S. ultimately kept all of the Gaza strip, I think Israel is okay with that. 2M Palestinians are someone else's problem, Gaza is presumably no longer a safe haven for Hamas; and Israel could pour all of their efforts into annexing most of the West Bank.I thought Israel was onboard with this? They’re probably working out some deal where American contractors get to rebuild Gaza, Israel eventually takes over and keeps 70% as settlements and resorts, and the US keeps 30% for a joint forces Mediterranean base.
I mean—I assume that’s what is happening because it would be the least insane way to do what Trump announced. But he’s not known for doing things the least insane way.
Trump blurting something out during a press conference and Netanyahu wondering where that rabbit hole goes is far from implausible so.... <shrugs>!
Even if the U.S. ultimately kept all of the Gaza strip, I think Israel is okay with that. 2M Palestinians are someone else's problem, Gaza is presumably no longer a safe haven for Hamas; and Israel could pour all of their efforts into annexing most of the West Bank.
I'm no Israel expert, but I'm not aware that Israel's official state policy is to eliminate Palestine. We should draw a distinction between the Israeli people (many of whom don't support Bibi), and the Zionists/far right. If Bibi falls, perhaps a more sane ruling coalition comes to power.I highly doubt that Israel will be OK with it. Israel's desire to eliminate Palestine is at least primarily based on Zionist beliefs, and you can't have a Law of Return work indefinitely without sufficient land. The Israeli people are happy with genocide being committed in the name of their beliefs, expecting a change in long-term strategy from people like that is like expecting MAGA fanatics to start adopting common sense and reason.