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It's probably cheaper to sue in UK. Trump cannot miss a bargain! 😁

That was his objective...

Of course, a conspiracy theory nutter is more likely to get votes from the current right-wing nutters than from people who used to vote for Dems.

That's Trump m.o., he did the same in Afghanistan when he negotiated the withdrawal plan with the Taliban only. Hey why bother negotiating with the opposed sides when It's so simple to negotiate only with one! It's been quite successful in Afghanistan, too! 😃

Ahem! Nobody's perfect, but it has been quite trendy among Islamic extremists for a certain number of years. (Please note that I wrote "Islamic extremists", and not 'Muslims').

The Dem congress never decided there was nothing to see. As about Trump's peace initiatives, you seem to forget the Trump/Kushner peace plan negotiated directly with Netanyahu, without involving the Palestinian Authority. It surely fared quite well with the Palestinian public opinion. (No laughing emoticon this time, by decency). Trump peace plan delights Israelis, enraged Palestinians https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-ap-top-news-international-news-jerusalem-politics-f7d36b9023309ce4b1e423b02abf52c6

And 200 congressmen voted for this unqualified liar!

You set the tone about the validity of your arguments in the first sentence, didn't you? 😁

How could they do it without staying significantly more time (and call back U.S. soldiers who were sent back by Trump)? And likely not only stay, but also fight against the Taliban.

So, practically, what should the U.S. have done, according to you? Stay in Afghanistan?

It's Trump who de facto gave the keys to the Taliban, by negotiating directly with the Taliban without involving the Afghan government, forced the government to free 5000 fighters, did not react to the fact that the Taliban did not respect the commitments they made, etc...

Biden applied the premature withdrawal agreement made by Trump (who also sabotaged it a bit before leaving). If he hadn't done it, I guess you would have accused him of war mongering.

Meanwhile... Poll: Republicans see Trump as a ‘person of faith’ ... more so than Mitt Romney, Mike Pence and others https://www.yahoo.com/news/poll-republicans-see-trump-person-030000283.html Liar, drifter, cheated on his wife with prostitutes.... all the attributes of a man of faith! ????

Not sure he was still happy with Hamas at that time, but it has been a long established policy to divide to rule, and it included helping the initial development of Hamas. https://theintercept.com/2018/02/19/hamas-israel-palestine-conflict/ Beyond this initial boost, Hamas and the political faction represented by Netanyahu have been de facto reinforcing each other over the years. In particular, the continuous expansion of Israel's grip on land in the West bank and East Jerusalem has certainly contributed to the decredibilisation of the PA among Palestinians (I know, it was not the only reason, corruption and incompetence also played a role in it), and to the increase in Hamas popularity.

Ahem! https://www.investopedia.com/articles/investing/033116/top-10-corporate-contributors-trump-campaign.asp

The Arab Peace Initiative (Arabic: مبادرة السلام العربية; Hebrew: יוזמת השלום הערבית), also known as the Saudi Initiative (Arabic: مبادرة السعودية; Hebrew: היוזמה הסעודית), is a 10 sentence proposal for an end to the Arab–Israeli conflict that was endorsed by the Arab League in 2002 at the Beirut Summit and re-endorsed at the 2007 and at the 2017 Arab League summits.[1] The initiative offers normalisation of relations by the Arab world with Israel, in return for a full withdrawal by Israel from the occupied territories (including the West Bank, Gaza, the Golan Heights, and Lebanon), a "just settlement" of the Palestinian refugee problem based on UN Resolution 194, and the establishment of a Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab_Peace_Initiative

No but they may be cowards, like their master.

Potential insurrectionists may have drawn some lessons after knowing the sentences given to the Jan.6 rioters.

We all know what is first needed: reduce the number of generals and equivalent. Not having more generals than China could be a first step in the right direction!

Republicans sabotaging themselves again! Thank you Trump!

Biden didn't say " Grab them by the pussy", publicly or privately. It's a lame comparison.

The 'plan' of the RAF was to provoke a repression, which would then provoke a counter-reaction by the people against the State. That was completely stupid in the context in which they were operating. In the case of Hamas, it looks like they have a similar plan. They knew Israel would attack and invade Gaza territory. Provoke a strong reaction from Israel with a lot of collateral damage, even occupy Gaza again, which would increase support from Arab and Muslim populations. Of course, they don't care about Gaza's inhabitant's lives. For most of them they don't even care about their own lives. They are not looking for peace because conflict is their 'raison d'être', Their goal is to exacerbate conflicts and antagonize public opinions.

It seems that Hamas is following a similar strategy to that of the RAF (Rote Armee Faktion) in the past (for those who remember this time).

The art of the feel!

It seems to be a recurring behaviour for Trump: negotiate an agreement without the presence of the other main interlocutor. He also made a peace plan by only consulting Netanyahu, without involving the Palestinian Authority.