Trump Promises 'Fast, Furious & Brutal' End To Hamas, Not The Settlements
Al Jazeera reports Trump's latest declaration that Middle East nations, including Saudi Arabia, offered to "go in and fight Hamas." This dramatic assertion arrives just as the U.S. continues to supply endless weaponry to Israel, with the Biden administration pushing through another $17 billion arms package (HR 8070, passed 2024). It's a convenient fantasy: other nations will clean up a mess
largely fueled by decades of U.S. foreign policy and unconditional support for Israeli expansion. Remember, Trump also pushed the Abraham Accords, dangling carrots of diplomatic recognition for Saudi Arabia in exchange for normalizing relations with Israel, completely bypassing Palestinian self-determination. This isn't a new strategy; it's a recycled script where Arab nations are cajoled into
policing issues the U.S. and Israel created. The "fast, furious, and brutal" end Trump promises sounds ominously like the indiscriminate bombing campaigns already underway, funded by American taxpayers, under both Republican and Democratic administrations. How many times have we heard leaders promise an 'end' to this conflict, only to watch it escalate while military contractors and pro-Israel
lobbyists, like AIPAC (who spent $8.3 million in 2022 on lobbying), rake in profits?