Trump's 'Peace Board': Architects of War to Oversee Gaza?
The New Arab reports Donald Trump's nomination of figures like Tony Blair and Marco Rubio to a 'Gaza board of peace,' a move that prompts immediate questions for anyone with a passing acquaintance with recent history. Tony Blair, known for his enthusiastic support of the 2003 Iraq War, an intervention that destabilized an entire region and killed hundreds of thousands, now offers his 'expertise'
on 'peace.' Marco Rubio, a senator who received $88,000 from AIPAC in 2022-2024 per OpenSecrets.org, consistently votes for unconditional aid to Israel, including HR 815, which provided billions in military assistance, furthering instead of hindering conflict. The appointment of these architects of perpetual warfare to a 'board of peace' is less about finding a solution and more about recycling
the same failed policies under a new, deceptive label. It's a cruel irony that those who have consistently fueled the flames of conflict are now presented as its arbiters, raising the question: how many times does the same playbook have to fail before we stop calling it a strategy for peace?