75 Years of Israel and the War - part 3

Dead civilians are always too many.

Hmm, a long tradition. Ever heard about a ruler called Herod?

A story like from "Terminator". If Herod had killed Christ, Christianity would not have come into being. Although he only cared about maintaining power.

One reason why I can appreciate Trump - is the way he has dumped Israel in his second term.

After his first term, where he moved the embassy to Jerusalem, closed his eyes to settlement annexations, and made his Jewish son-in-law the point man for the Israeli-Palestinian peace process... I thought it could only get worse.

The Israelis were so happy, that already in November they began discussing annexing the entire occupied West Bank - and were rubbing their hands at the idea of a potential military operation against Iran.

So... how surprising is it then, that we are now witnessing a collapse of Israeli-American relations? Very surprising!

Point by point:

1) Israel, playing the good lap dog, preemptively lowered tariffs on all US goods to zero. The Trump administration looked at this, and decided to slap a 17% tariff on Israel anyway. Massive confusion ensues in Israel.

2) America negotiates directly with Hamas for the release of the last remaining American hostage. Hamas lets him go. No word on Israeli hostages that remain.

3) America negotiates directly with the Houthis, and arrives at a ceasefire agreement. The ceasefire does not include attacks on Israel, but only on US shipping. The Houthis are free to continue hitting Israel.

4) Trump's first overseas trip (besides Pope funeral), is to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and UAE. Israel tries to convince Trump to visit, first through a visit by Netanyahu himself and then by a follow up visit by Ron Dermer. In the end, Trump refuses to go to Israel because "it will look bad with the Arabs".

What a refreshing change of pace. The WaPo article below quotes some people familiar with Trump's thinking. They say there are three reasons for what's happening:

1) Trump feels Netanyahu was trying to manipulate him into a war against Iran. Nobody manipulates Trump.

2) Trump feels that the $4B in annual aid to Israel is "help enough".

3) Core MAGA is anti-Israel, because of their isolationist views, and the belief that Israel is the tail that has been wagging the dog.

Seems Netanyahu didn't get the America First memo - hahaha. What part of America First did you misunderstand, Bibi?

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Another little news report that may shed light on why Trump and Israel are going through a divorce:

tbsnews.net/world/trump-cuts-ties-netanyahu-over-manipulation-concerns-israeli-media-1139061?amp

Some additional back story on why Trump doesn't want to see Netanyahu anymore, and why he is convinced that Netanyahu is trying to manipulate him.

trying?

If Trump will be the first American president to crawl out from under the Israeli thumb - I will forgive him everything.

Forgive him? 0_0

Forgive him for destroying America's credibility as an ally? Forgive him for spreading Russian propaganda verbatim? Forgive him for weakening the unity of NATO? Forgive him what?

Well... you are correct - for many of his achievements he deserves praise instead of forgiveness.

For the destruction of NATO - I am thankful. For spreading our message of love and compassion - most grateful. For correcting America's moral compass back towards Father Svetovid and Mother Slavia - AXIOS!

The things I need to forgive him for:

1) Being a liar
2) Being a cheat
3) Being cruel
4) Being stupid
5) Making all of the above somehow a desirable mix of character traits in the view of millions and millions of people.

The US doesn't have allies.

We have vassals, parasites, fake friends, and two enemies: DC swamp and stupid voters.

Shush, you moron. The state Department and the generation of American politicians worked hard to maintain that façade, and you are just blowing it into the open. Do you know how many deals it will cost the US? You and your family won't be able to pay it off for ten generations.
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Feels? He knows it. Is not a big secret. It would be worrisome if he weren't aware of it.

Unfortunately Novichock aka Rich Mazur is becoming a complete one as every day passes and needs to STFU.