Trump Says He May Cut Aid to Jordan and Egypt if They Don’t Take Gazans

[RagnarLothbrok]

I don't have a strong opinion. I think all the options are bad. Were you suggesting that the US leaving the region could facilitate the purging of Islam? I don't see that as a likely outcome.

No. That’s wishful thinking on my part.

What I am saying is that it’s none of our business or concern. Que sera sera.

 

[Flie]

Didn’t have bullying Country’s in the Middle East as an effective tool to stabilize the region on my bingo card.

I find that poking the hornet's nest repeatedly gets the best results.

 

[seminole97]

Why is it that just because I hate Trump and recognize him for the clown he is that the only alternative in yours and others’ minds is that I am a liberal?

It’s a ridiculous false dichotomy.

“And yet the people they vote for help jihadists take over countries.
Try asking one on here which of the wars Hillary worked to get our country involved in is their favorite.”

Note I didn’t say, “ask yourself”. I also said “they”, not “you”.

In short, you’re accusing me of an assumption I have not made nor articulated.

Reread what I wrote, and you’ll see it’s not there.

 

[RagnarLothbrok]

“And yet the people they vote for help jihadists take over countries.
Try asking one on here which of the wars Hillary worked to get our country involved in is their favorite.”

Note I didn’t say, “ask yourself”. I also said “they”, not “you”.

In short, you’re accusing me of an assumption I have not made nor articulated.

Reread what I wrote, and you’ll see it’s not there.

Okay, fair enough. I falsely assumed you were trying to lump me in with “they.”

 

[bhawk24bob]

This must have been a hell of a conversation - "Hi Egypt and Jordan. I'm going to need you both to take half of the Palestinians, you figure out the details, otherwise you're going to have to go beg Vlad and Xi for cash. Bennie and I have a championship golf course and casino resort to build and need that land"

 

[seminole97]

This must have been a hell of a conversation - "Hi Egypt and Jordan. I'm going to need you both to take half of the Palestinians, you figure out the details, otherwise you're going to have to go beg Vlad and Xi for cash. Bennie and I have a championship golf course and casino resort to build and need that land"

Easy sell.
These immigrants are an economic net benefit to anywhere they go, just ask a Democrat.

 

[Ree4]

Not voting for Harris because of Palestine is looking pretty silly nowadays.

That's not why she lost. Voting for a little genocide or a lot - they both are still genocide.

I still voted for her (and donated) but I don't blame voters who voted their conscience. Democrats are not entitled to votes and they really did a poor job campaigning. This loss falls on them, IMO.

Edit: I will say than anyone who thought Trump would treat Palestinians better than Joe has or Kamala would is an absolute moron though.

 

[franklinman]

That's because you're not a stable genius like our president

Watching the King playing Crazy Filthy Don like a fiddle made my day, ya, we will take 2,000 children and see what the other countries do. Which is nothing.

 

[tarheelbybirth]

I agree with all of these points except #1. The Arab world is going to hate America regardless of what we do. That will never change so long as there is Islam and the idiotic belief the West is evil and the infidel.

Liberals want to let our fragile democracy burn to the ground because of Trump, which I understand completely, then they should also have no problem with the Middle East going up in flames. If the end result is the purging of Islam and the ceasing of fighting over which Abrahamic sky wizard granted random pieces of land to whom, then I say that is not the worst possible outcome.

Well hell, let’s just “purge” Judaism and Christianity while we’re at it. Three-for-one and the world is a better place. smh

 

[RagnarLothbrok]

Well hell, let’s just “purge” Judaism and Christianity while we’re at it. Three-for-one and the world is a better place. smh

Well, tbh, I am in favor of that,

 

[Hammerhead02]

I mostly agree with these points, although I would point out the Jordan has the second highest population of refugees per capita in the world. They also host 600,000 Syrian refugees. I've seen various numbers for Palestinian refugees some as high as 2 million. I can understand their position that they may not be able to absorb more refugees.

In addition, most Jordanians and Egyptians hate Israel yet their governments have normalized relations with the country. I assume that is not popular but had gone a long way to help stabilize the region. Again, I know the audience here but Trump's currently policy will destabilize the region not for the good.

 

[lucas80]

Just be thankful Harris isn’t in charge. Her administration would have eventually flown in hundreds of thousands of Gazan refugees right into the U.S.

Link?

 

[lucas80]

Watch the cease fire in Gaza come unglued this weekend. Bibi needs conflict to stay in power.
It should not shock anyone that someone like Trump with a 4th grade education level would assume he can just tell millions of people to relocate, and the leaders of sovereign nations to do his bidding.