Reply to: Fook it! Couldn't get Cuba back, lets try building another one somewhere else.

[vetran]

That's a good point, and Trump would do well to keep the other Arab nations onside. Money and a chance to benefit financially from the reconstruction of Gaza might be incentivise them to take in some of the displaced Palestinians.

I've never understood the concept of International Law.
There is national law, which is constructed by the legislature of the country concerned. But who and what puts together international law if not by the agreement of each nation's legislature, and how can it continue to be binding on those countries if they choose to revoke their agreement to it?

The Arabs can't stand the Palestinians notice how they whined about the Israelis winning but kept their much bigger fence firmly closed.

Until the USA and Israel tell them its done and you better not feck with us or you will meet your maker far sooner, they will continue to attack Israel and try to drive them into the sea.

Now if Israel & the west put Iran in a box (or their top commanders in boxes) no sense will prevail.

International law makes a lot of sense if pure but most of the organisations are liars. the UN is on the terrorists side UNIFIL & UNWRA are enmeshed. ICC & ICJ are laughing in the face of the truth. I suspect Trump will challenge them when he gets round to it.

[vetran]

Agree with some of his stuff like stopping illegal migration, rectifying some unfair trade and requiring the rest of NATO to bear their share of defence costs, but otherwise the bloke seems a total loony.

He Knows America has the biggest stick, so he is yelling loud and waving a big feck off stick. By now the Bushes would have invaded somewhere and saint
Obama would have filled Guantanamo bay again. Knowing Trump he will turn it into a resort.

So far he has managed plenty, Gaza Colombia, Canada and a few others are now learning his tune. He will cement a legacy.

Rather than loony maybe "unpredictable".

He has already started dismantling DEI & LGPQT-Z in the USA you can hear the piggy squeals from here. Wait till the Nige starts in the UK.

[GJABS]

A lot of time and effort went into getting Israel and the main Arab nations to agree on a way to work together . That concord stopped on Oct 7th when Hamas attacked Israel. It still exists, however, and they are basically aligned against Iran.

Similarly the current ceasefire is holding and hostages on both sides are being released.

Disrupting any of that would have serious long term consequences.

That's a good point, and Trump would do well to keep the other Arab nations onside. Money and a chance to benefit financially from the reconstruction of Gaza might be incentivise them to take in some of the displaced Palestinians.

international law

I've never understood the concept of International Law.
There is national law, which is constructed by the legislature of the country concerned. But who and what puts together international law if not by the agreement of each nation's legislature, and how can it continue to be binding on those countries if they choose to revoke their agreement to it?

[malvolio]

Can you more-destabilize that which is already pretty destabilized?

A lot of time and effort went into getting Israel and the main Arab nations to agree on a way to work together . That concord stopped on Oct 7th when Hamas attacked Israel. It still exists, however, and they are basically aligned against Iran.

Similarly the current ceasefire is holding and hostages on both sides are being released.

Disrupting any of that would have serious long term consequences.

Is there anyone with the required muscle to hit back? The US is the most powerful country in the world, so Trump can flatten them. He can do what he likes.

Well there's Europe, China, assorted combinations of countries. The USA cannot exist in a vacuum, no matter what they think. They cannot manage without international financial agreements for example, nor can they ignore international law.

Trump is not all powerful, despite all his bluster. He can't declare war on the rest of the world.

[quackhandle]

The people of the USA voted in a child, can't say we're all shocked.

I would say it will be a crazy four years however give it a year and he'll start talking about the nonsense of two terms.

Already looking like 1930s Germany, Hitler had his brownshirts, DonTheCon has his yellow n black Proud Boys.

qh

[GJABS]

But Trump's playacting risks destabilising an already fragile situation. Before long he's going to upset someone with the muscle to hit back.

Can you more-destabilize that which is already pretty destabilized?

Is there anyone with the required muscle to hit back? The US is the most powerful country in the world, so Trump can flatten them. He can do what he likes.

[Uncle Albert]

Not that unknown...

But Trump's playacting risks destabilising an already fragile situation. Before long he's going to upset someone with the muscle to hit back.

Unless he actually does something then I don't think we've anything to worry about. Iran, Saudi and Egypt will never declare war on the US. There'll be a bit of flag burning but not much else.

If he did try to occupy Palestine then all hell could break out but he's not going to commit troops anywhere.

For now, just watch the days tick away until the US can try again to see if they can do better: https://days.to/show/election-day-in-us?year=2028&day=7

[xoggoth]

Agree with some of his stuff like stopping illegal migration, rectifying some unfair trade and requiring the rest of NATO to bear their share of defence costs, but otherwise the bloke seems a total loony.

[vetran]

Gibberish

oh dear, can I suggest you get your carer to check your posts?

[sadkingbilly]

Sadly Oddly
F*ckwittedly

[vetran]

They can't hit back. Iran can. So can Saudi and Egypt, in various ways.

There are no terrorists in Gaza anyway. They are a branch of the Iran military pretending to be a government (following an election some while ago...).

Sadly Gaza has been breeding and training terrorists for years.

Egypt was complicit, Saudi is afraid they Iran is the puppet master. Oddly no-one wanted Gazan refugees.

[malvolio]

I suspect he won't have to do much to upset the terrorists in Gaza.

They can't hit back. Iran can. So can Saudi and Egypt, in various ways.

There are no terrorists in Gaza anyway. They are a branch of the Iran military pretending to be a government (following an election some while ago...).

[vetran]

Not that unknown...

But Trump's playacting risks destabilising an already fragile situation. Before long he's going to upset someone with the muscle to hit back.

I suspect he won't have to do much to upset the terrorists in Gaza.

[woody1]

So far, he's exceeding my expectations.

[malvolio]

It won't happen. Just like 99% of what he says.

As some unknown once wrote: "It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing."

Not that unknown...

But Trump's playacting risks destabilising an already fragile situation. Before long he's going to upset someone with the muscle to hit back.