Rubio's 'Peace Board': After the Bombing, Who Gets the Contracts?
Senator Marco Rubio, now positioned as 'Secretary of State' in a speculative Trump administration, suggests a 'Board of Peace' run by 'technocrats' for Gaza. (One wonders if these are the same 'technocrats' who advised on the 100,000+ bombs dropped.) This proposal, touted by Bloomberg as bringing 'fresh momentum,' ignores the trail of devastation required to make such a board 'necessary.'
According to OpenSecrets.org, Rubio has received over $185,000 from pro-Israel PACs, including AIPAC, during his career. This financial backing coincides with his consistent votes for unconditional aid to Israel, totaling billions, often without oversight for its use in civilian areas. Rubio’s vision conveniently sidesteps who benefits from the 'reconstruction' after the bombs stop falling – often
the same defense contractors and interests that contribute to his campaigns. It frames Gaza's future as a problem for foreign 'technocrats' to solve, rather than recognizing the right to self-determination for Palestinians. When a politician whose career is buttressed by war-profiteering suggests a 'peace board' for a land he helped destabilize, one has to ask: is it peace he seeks, or merely a
new management structure for conquest? The 'peace process' invariably starts after the 'liberation' of land, never before.