| Vinther1991 said: Trump deserves zero credit for this. The deal is 99.99 % the one the Biden administration suggested in May. But obviously Trump got insider information on it being on the way, and wanting to take credit for it, came with the bombastic claims of all hell breaking loose on gaza if they didn’t agree before he takes office. In reality everybody knows, Trump would have preferred the agreement to be made post January 20. |
And that deal is 99% the one Hamas laid out in December 2023... and it has been on the way since May, endorsed by the UNSC (the one ceasefire resolution the Biden administration didn't veto)
Trump did see his chance to take credit for it, but he also played a part in shattering Netanyahu's idea that Trump would give him full reign in Gaza. That was Netanyahu's plan, hold out until Trump then get full support to do whatever with Gaza. Trump's ego is even bigger than Netanyahu's and wants it on his terms. Trump has already 'stacked the deck' in favor of Israel, this move has little to do with ending a genocide.
Trump is all about image, and the images coming from Gaza are not good. Trump just wants the live streamed genocide to end and go back to the world forgetting again about the continuing occupation, annexation, and ethnic cleansing of the West Bank while keeping Gaza in a stranglehold.
Nah this went perfect for Trump, he can beat himself on the chest that his strong arm tactics brought peace even before he officially took office. Painful to say, but I don't think Harris winning the elections would have gotten us to a ceasefire.
I'm happy for the people in Gaza to get a break but this is far from over. Hatred has only grown exponentially on both sides, the Westbank is on the brink of full out war. Israel is still bombing in Lebanon and also occupying part of Syria.
Anyway next is to see what happens when the full scale of death and destruction in Gaza comes out. Is the West going to ignore reports of mass graves, torture, and the complete destruction of civilian infrastructure? The cleanup is expected to take at least 15 years "The recent conflict in the Gaza Strip has produced a volume of debris that is 14 times greater than the combined total from all conflicts over the past 16 years, a UN analysis of satellite imagery from this past July found." And that's an estimate from 6 months ago...
Obviously we can't go back to Oct 6 since Gaza of Oct 6 doesn't exist anymore. The humanitarian crisis will continue for years and the bulk of the deaths are still to come / become known. The fallout of this war will also be unlike any other.
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