So unless it's some "4D chess" - Saturday is the crunch point, and may damage Trump in many areas.
Here is another perspective
If Trump's not careful, Gaza could DESTROY his presidency beyond repair
● Over the past week, Trump has repeatedly said that the US plans on ‘taking’ Gaza, kick out all the Palestinians living there, and basically turn it into a luxury beach resort. Maybe Trump’s bluffing, but there’s a good chance he’s serious about this
● Trump’s Gaza proposal is obviously
morally grotesque, but it’s also politically catastrophic. This move would completely upend the US alliance network in the Middle East, which it has SPENT DECADES building up. This a dangerous Pandora’s box to open.
Comment: If the motive is to prevent the genocide of Palestinians or their future destruction along with Israel then it is a morally correct decision, however, we know that here in this forum, the rest of the world sees it as imperialistic.
● US allies who have PUBLICLY REJECTED Trump’s Gaza plan: Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Turkey
● If Trump deports hundreds of thousands of Palestinians to neighboring countries like Egypt or Jordan, then that will cause a huge political and economic strain. If Palestinian resistance groups then form in these countries, Israel will use that as a pretext to attack them
● Even countries that aren’t arm-twisted by Trump into accepting Gazan refugees will be under strong popular pressure to PUSH BACK on this ethnic cleansing . Just because they’ve avoided confrontation with the US/Israel so far, doesn’t mean they’ll do so indefinitely.
Comment: "arm-twisted" or "art of the deal" has so far worked for Trump. Countries that have received the "art" therapy know that it is only possible because of the economic-military power of the United States, there is no deal but threat. Instead of generating respect, it generates hatred and revanchism.
● If Trump puts US allies in a lose-lose situation, then many of them will start looking for ways to jump ship and turn to Russia and China. This is pure self-interest. Many of these countries have spent the past decade hedging their bets and drawing closer to Russia and China. Just look at the recent BRICS summit.
Comment: The latest example of the art of the deal was the threat to the BRICS of 100% import tariffs.
● So, we’ve established that Trump’s Gaza plan would cause MASSIVE BLOWBACK across the Middle East. But it would also cost enormous American blood and treasure
For starters, Hamas is far from defeated, so if Trump wants Gaza, he’ll have to fight for it.
● Rebuilding Gaza will cost $53 billion, according to UN estimates. Is Trump prepared to spend that kind of money? What about his political allies like Elon Musk? US Congress? American voters? Likes a fool-proof proposal to get everyone in America to hate you.
Comment: Will the American people agree to this expenditure when it can be used for the needs of the country? Rebuilding Gaza is basically USAID 2.0 but this time to help only one country: Israel. Jared Kushner's real estate dream.
The government is currently on track to spend about $58.4 billion on international assistance programs in the 2025 fiscal year, according to January 2025 projections from the Congressional Budget Office. But since we’re only four months into the fiscal year, and the Trump administration is moving aggressively to reshape and reduce aid, that figure may change.
What the data says about U.S. foreign aid
Donald Trump’s son-in-law also says Israel should bulldoze an area of the Negev desert and move Palestinians there
www.theguardian.com
● Conclusion: If Trump’s smart, he’ll drop this stupid and immoral Gaza plan. Instead, he’ll focus on purging the US Deep State and strengthen America’s position in the Western Hemisphere. That’s the only way US can win in multipolar world.
Trump would have thought that was funny. In my opinion, kids say and do embarrassing things all the time, especially at that age. They are just role playing and pretending.
