KaiBear said:
J.R. said:
TinFoilHatPreacherBear said:
Wow, that was a huuuuge idea. Hope you all saw the press conference.
US to somehow control AND develop Gaza, with investment from other middle-east countries.
Lots to digest, will see how it develops.
You can bet Trump has already talked about this with Israel and Saudi. Now can they get the rest on board?
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/level-it-trump-says-us-take-over-gaza-strip-rebuild
Arab countries will chit all over this craziness . Where do you put 2M people for Trumpy Bear's riviera? Untenable.
Totally agree.
Whatever we build would be target # 1
Trump needs to back away from this asap.
I believe the premise is that it would be developed with America and Arab allies. He's smart enough to know that America can't just go in and take it over. Arab countries would also have ownership stakes. As would Israel.
As for JR's two cents - Israel standing on its own. Let's be real, they've already won. Now all the hostages and resettlement are just window dressing. Israel will not let Hamas back in. This is a solution for everyone, and you can bet the Hamas leaders will be owners as well.
I don't initially want any part of the middle east, but if anything is going to succeed, a joint venture does stand a chance. I'll at least wait to see what he can negotiate. And I'm quite sure he already has commitments from Saudi and Qatar.