Michael Weiss
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And then Trump not only poses smiling with the guy, but says, oh, yeah, he's quite attractive. He's charismatic. He's a real fighter. And You know, like he's just met like Muhammad Ali or something. It's just, you know, it's transactional. It's like so cosmically narcissistic. But I guess this is just the way the world works and everyone's figuring it out.
Well, first of all, there's no stability or reliability to anything this guy does. So tomorrow he can decide, well, actually, I made a mistake. I'm going to reimpose sanctions on Syria, right? Let's talk about the neocon world order. Who's the biggest loser of this trip to the Gulf? Benjamin Netanyahu, right?
Well, first of all, there's no stability or reliability to anything this guy does. So tomorrow he can decide, well, actually, I made a mistake. I'm going to reimpose sanctions on Syria, right? Let's talk about the neocon world order. Who's the biggest loser of this trip to the Gulf? Benjamin Netanyahu, right?
Well, first of all, there's no stability or reliability to anything this guy does. So tomorrow he can decide, well, actually, I made a mistake. I'm going to reimpose sanctions on Syria, right? Let's talk about the neocon world order. Who's the biggest loser of this trip to the Gulf? Benjamin Netanyahu, right?
Donald Trump's bestie, Israeli prime minister, a man who made no mystery of the fact that he was, I mean, actively campaigning for Trump's reelection and then waiting for Trump's inauguration to do all kinds of deals, finish the war in Gaza. per Netanyahu, which is as soon as the war started, I thought the Israelis are never going to leave. There's not going to be a withdrawal.
Donald Trump's bestie, Israeli prime minister, a man who made no mystery of the fact that he was, I mean, actively campaigning for Trump's reelection and then waiting for Trump's inauguration to do all kinds of deals, finish the war in Gaza. per Netanyahu, which is as soon as the war started, I thought the Israelis are never going to leave. There's not going to be a withdrawal.
Donald Trump's bestie, Israeli prime minister, a man who made no mystery of the fact that he was, I mean, actively campaigning for Trump's reelection and then waiting for Trump's inauguration to do all kinds of deals, finish the war in Gaza. per Netanyahu, which is as soon as the war started, I thought the Israelis are never going to leave. There's not going to be a withdrawal.
They're not going to slot in the Palestinian Authority. This is going to be full on permanent occupation. And it certainly looks like that's the way it's tending. But also, let's get the Americans to now take out Iran's nuclear program by force, which is what's something the Israelis have been begging every administration since George W. Bush to do. Right.
They're not going to slot in the Palestinian Authority. This is going to be full on permanent occupation. And it certainly looks like that's the way it's tending. But also, let's get the Americans to now take out Iran's nuclear program by force, which is what's something the Israelis have been begging every administration since George W. Bush to do. Right.
They're not going to slot in the Palestinian Authority. This is going to be full on permanent occupation. And it certainly looks like that's the way it's tending. But also, let's get the Americans to now take out Iran's nuclear program by force, which is what's something the Israelis have been begging every administration since George W. Bush to do. Right.
Now it looks like both those things are not well, the permanent occupation of Gaza. I think Trump just said again today, let's make it a free zone, an American run free zone, you know, beachfront property for all, et cetera, et cetera. We'll we'll see where that goes.
Now it looks like both those things are not well, the permanent occupation of Gaza. I think Trump just said again today, let's make it a free zone, an American run free zone, you know, beachfront property for all, et cetera, et cetera. We'll we'll see where that goes.
Now it looks like both those things are not well, the permanent occupation of Gaza. I think Trump just said again today, let's make it a free zone, an American run free zone, you know, beachfront property for all, et cetera, et cetera. We'll we'll see where that goes.
But it certainly looks to me and to Middle East watchers like where things are headed with respect to Iran's nuclear file is JCPOA 2.0.
But it certainly looks to me and to Middle East watchers like where things are headed with respect to Iran's nuclear file is JCPOA 2.0.
But it certainly looks to me and to Middle East watchers like where things are headed with respect to Iran's nuclear file is JCPOA 2.0.
Yeah, I mean, I can only imagine like the group therapy bills being sustained by AIPAC and the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and the guys have been like angling for maximum pressure.
Yeah, I mean, I can only imagine like the group therapy bills being sustained by AIPAC and the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and the guys have been like angling for maximum pressure.
Yeah, I mean, I can only imagine like the group therapy bills being sustained by AIPAC and the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and the guys have been like angling for maximum pressure.
Yeah, and the Iranians are dangling hundreds of billions of dollars, if not trillions of dollars of trade deals that could commence with the lifting of Iran sanctions, which they're hoping that will happen if they cut a deal. I could see how optically people would say this is the end of the neocon world order, but let's look at the other side of the ledger.