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TexasTowelie

(117,527 posts) Sat Nov 9, 2024, 07:21 PM Nov 9

Threading a Needle: Can Trump Bring Peace to the Middle East? - William Spaniel

When Trump enters the White House, he will face two conflicting incentives in the Middle East. Conflicts continue in both Gaza and Lebanon. But Trump's biggest foreign policy triumph in the region would be convincing Saudi Arabia and Israel to join together in a coalition against Iran. However, ending those conflicts first will be a prerequisite to the second part. This video explores how Trump might go about resolving those problems.

0:00 Trump's Middle East Duality Problem
1:09 The Abraham Accords
3:38 Why Sign the Accords?
5:10 Getting Saudi Arabia to Sign the Accords
6:46 The Gaza and Hezbollah Conflicts in Context
11:00 Getting Everyone to Agree

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Threading a Needle: Can Trump Bring Peace to the Middle East? - William Spaniel (Original Post) TexasTowelie Nov 9 OP

Hahahahaha! Ocelot II Nov 9 #1

Drunk Russians Nigrum Cattus Nov 9 #2

"Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha" was going to be response. Over 75 years of hatred and a hatemonger is the solution? MMBeilis Nov 9 #5

The only thing he will cause is hell on earth BlueKota Nov 9 #3

It would be laughable if it weren't so deadly Easterncedar Nov 9 #4

I would not be surprised if Netanyahu made a deal with Trump walkingman Nov 9 #6

Oh, for fuck's sake. No, William. He's not going to be threading any needles, idiot. Scrivener7 Nov 9 #7

F'ck no !!! CentralMass Nov 9 #8

LOL Skittles Nov 9 #9

Ocelot II

(121,473 posts)

1. Hahahahaha!

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Sat Nov 9, 2024, 07:23 PM

Nov 9

Who comes up with this shit?

Nigrum Cattus

(228 posts)

2. Drunk Russians

Reply to Ocelot II (Reply #1)

Sat Nov 9, 2024, 07:27 PM

Nov 9

MMBeilis

(402 posts)

5. "Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha" was going to be response. Over 75 years of hatred and a hatemonger is the solution?

Reply to Ocelot II (Reply #1)

Sat Nov 9, 2024, 07:34 PM

Nov 9

BlueKota

(3,727 posts)

3. The only thing he will cause is hell on earth

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Sat Nov 9, 2024, 07:29 PM

Nov 9

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as part of the new axis of evil, which sadly enough none of the still halfway decent nations are powerful enough to defeat.

Easterncedar

(3,647 posts)

4. It would be laughable if it weren't so deadly

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Sat Nov 9, 2024, 07:30 PM

Nov 9

walkingman

(8,545 posts)

6. I would not be surprised if Netanyahu made a deal with Trump

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Sat Nov 9, 2024, 07:34 PM

Nov 9

for a cease fire and possible hostage release after he takes office. Similar to the Reagan/Carter affair where the hostages were released after Reagan took office. The GOP and especially Trump have no morals, no ethics and Netanyahu is very similar.

This is not based on anything other than the fact that I heard the rumor that Trump desperately wanted the "Nobel Peace Prize".

US foreign policy is suspect at best and has been for decades.