| 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. |
I do not believe that Trump cares about Palestinians at all, but saying he has had nothing to do with this is just wrong at this stage, as much as we all hate it; we have Arab diplomats stating otherwise, and even the far right Israeli media is upset with Trump's stance.
and I'm not sure what this secondary gain is yet, it could be as simple as turning Michigan red for the foreseeable future, it could be because he was promised something in return, it could be because he really wants to be seen as the peace guy and the anti-war president (he's not), time will tell in the end, but however you cut it, and morality aside, it was the politically smart and the obvious thing to do all along.
The question becomes, why the hell dead Biden not do the politically smart thing?
🚨Qatar's Prime Minister reveals the Gaza deal Israel just signed has been on the table for 13 MONTHS, since Dec 2023
— Muhammad Shehada (@muhammadshehad2) January 17, 2025
"13 months of a waste, of negotiating details that [have] no meaning and aren't worth any single life that we lost in Gaza, or any single life of those hostages" pic.twitter.com/ZdBlOOUG5i
Biden didn't just block the primary from happening, but he also tanked Kamala's campaign with his indefensible stance, the bigger problem is that he divided and weakened the left everywhere in the world, for example, UK Labour will suffer for generations because they couldn't oppose Biden, I really don't see them ever recovering from this. The irreparable damage this "centrist" president caused is unmeasurable and extends far beyond the USA. It wasn't just Palestinians who suffered, but Israelis too
Roughly 400 Israeli soldiers have been killed in Gaza and Lebanon since the middle of 2024, when Hamas had agreed to the terms of the ceasefire that Israel is now accepting.
— Ryan Grim (@ryangrim) January 14, 2025
We don’t know how many hostages were alive then but are not now.
I know Biden and Democratic leaders…
Well done on Trump for getting such an easy win, even if he doesn't care for Palestinians, it's a win that could've been just as easily claimed by Biden, Macron, and Keir, but this is the level of political irresponsibility Biden has imposed on us all.
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