US Candidates' 'Gaza Plan' Now Includes 'Authority to Use Force'
Indeed, 'authority to use force' – because when America plans for other nations, 'peaceful negotiation' is usually just a typo in the draft. It’s a familiar refrain; recall the 'shock and awe' in Iraq (2003) for 'democracy,' or how the 'clear-hold-build' strategy in Afghanistan (2009) always ended with more 'hold' than 'build.' This isn't innovative policy; it's the standard US foreign policy
playbook for resource-rich, strategic-geography nations. One might wonder what 'law and order' truly entails in a place like Gaza, already under a brutal blockade. Perhaps it means further normalizing the collective punishment of Palestinians, euphemistically rebranded as 'stabilization efforts.' How many times must the world endure 'plans' that grant unlimited violence before we question the
planners?