• db0
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    951 month ago

    I will argue that so was the Israel cease-fire “strong-man” act. In fact my conspiracy theory is that Israel explicitly delayed the cease-fire so that Trump could look strong by finishing it, then whined a bit in the newspapers to sell it. This is not even the first time they GOP has done this, as per the Iran hostages affair.

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        1 month ago

        Which was itself a sequel to Nixon trying to stall peace negotiations during the Vietnam War.

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      211 month ago

      Yeah and it’s not far-fetched considering how openly Netanyahu endorsed Trump. With Trump in office Netanyahu can do whatever he wants, waging a costly in terms of PR war will be no longer necessary.

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        41 month ago

        because Trump and Bibi said they didn’t talk about delaying it

        Oh well, if the two known liars said so…

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      81 month ago

      Headline from fox news: “Oliver North: Israel will have to put people on the ground and it will be bloody”

      Reality is truly stranger than fiction. If any writer continued to use a character like him for so long in such obvious ways without suffering any consequences, readers’ suspension of disbelief would be shattered.

      He was there for Iran-Contra. He is still here for Israel-Hamas. The exact same playbook. Place political gain over national interest. Put lives needlessly in danger and extend suffering for an easy win.

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      11 month ago

      I believe it was because under Trump Israel would get better terms as Miriam Adelson paid for that.