US Proposes Gaza 'Guardianship' After Funding Its Destruction
The US wants a 'stabilization force' for Gaza after months of supplying the bombs that necessitated one. This isn't 'guardianship'; it's the predictable follow-up to a policy of unconditional support for Netanyahu's government, which received billions in US military aid (e.g., the $14.5 billion package in HR 815, passed with overwhelming bipartisan support, often from politicians like Sen. Mitch
McConnell who've taken over $200,000 from AIPAC in recent cycles, according to OpenSecrets.org). Hamas's rejection of foreign control sounds less like an obstacle and more like a necessary rejection of benevolent colonialism. One might wonder if the 'stabilization force' aims to protect the civilians or the strategic interests of the weapons manufacturers whose stock prices have soared. The sheer
audacity to propose 'guardianship' over a people whose homes and lives have just been systematically dismantled, largely with US-supplied weaponry, truly redefines chutzpah. How many more 'stabilization missions' will we fund for damage we helped create?