ed note–as always, lots of ‘must knows’ that every Gentile with a vested interest in his/her own future survival needs to understand about all of this.
Firsto, ladies and Gentile-men, as discussed in a recent ed note commentary on a related story, the notion that Sec. of war Hegseth assembled nearly 1,000 of the US military’s top commanders from around the world in order to tell them that they were fat, out of shape, and that they needed to spend more time in the gym simply ‘doesn’t wash’. The only reason for bringing that many TOP commanders, all flag officers of at least the 4-star rank to such close proximity with ‘HQ’ is to tell them things that cannot be transmitted over telecom lines that doubtless have been compromised.
And the story below offers a few ‘clues’ as to what was the likely topic of discussion in those face-to-face meetings between POTUS DJT, Sec. of War Hegseth and the various 4-stars that were summoned, and especially those 4-stars tasked with overseeing the Middle East, which is possible MASSIVE military action on the part of the US in restraining/containing Israel.
Yes, yes, we know, we’ve heard it all a million times already…
‘Zion Don’…Miriam Adelson…the most ‘pro-Israel POTUS ever’…’Slave to Netanyahu’…’Slave to the Jewish Lobby’…’Seekrit Joo…’
Blah, blah, blah…
Open your eyes people, there is a new season taking over, and it isn’t just ‘Autumn’.
US troops will need to deploy to Gaza if the international force of peacekeepers that President Donald Trump’s ceasefire plan envisions is to become a reality, Egypt has told the US, according to two Arab officials who spoke to Middle East Eye.
Senior Egyptian officials told their US counterparts that they want the International Stabilization Force outlined in Trump’s 20-point peace plan to be modeled along the same lines as the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) that deployed to Sinai after the peninsula was returned to Egypt from Israel in 1982.
The US has led the MFO since its inception, supplying hundreds of troops as a buffer and reassurance force.
Trump’s plan envisions the international force made up of Arab and Muslim states securing Gaza as Israel withdraws. Egypt, the only Arab country that borders Gaza, is set to play a key role in the force, as it is home to the Arab world’s largest army.
Egyptian military intelligence also has ties with Hamas’ armed wing, the Qassam Brigades.
The Egyptian request, which has been communicated both publicly and privately, is likely to test Trump’s appetite for a deeper military footprint in Gaza.
One former senior US official familiar with the request said it was a ‘nonstarter’.
However, there are signs that the US is preparing for a bigger military footprint in Israel’s neighbourhood already, as US military personnel at the Al-Udeid airbase in Qatar have redeployed to Jordan for the coming months, one Arab official told MEE.
The military personnel belong to risk and security assessment teams, effectively managing security at the US military base.
Current and former US and Arab officials told MEE that the move suggests that the US is preparing for more troops to arrive in the region. Trump’s plan has listed Jordan and Egypt as key security partners in Gaza.
The deployment of US troops to Gaza is just one of many sensitive points that negotiators meeting in the Egyptian resort town of Sharm El-Sheikh this week have to address to end Israel’s war on Gaza as it approaches the two-year mark.
Arab and Muslim countries were angered when Trump unveiled his plan last week. Although he recognised two of their key demands – a permanent end to the war and no forced displacement from Gaza – he did not commit to a Palestinian state and left room for Israel to stall its withdrawal from Gaza.
Egypt was especially upset that Trump downplayed the role of the Palestinian Authority, MEE reported.
But the US’ Arab and Muslim partners are backing the plan. Trump prides himself as a negotiator, and analysts and diplomats say much is still up for discussion this week in Egypt.
‘Skin in the game’
Trump called on Sunday for mediators to ‘move fast’ to reach an agreement after he welcomed Hamas’ response to his proposal as a pathway for a deal. Hamas, Egyptian, Qatari, Turkish, US and Israeli officials are participating in the talks, Arab officials told MEE.
The plan calls for the quick release of all remaining Israeli captives in Gaza – roughly 20 are still alive – in exchange for Palestinian prisoners.
Hamas and Israel have orchestrated prisoner exchanges before, including during a ceasefire in January that collapsed two months later when Israel unilaterally resumed attacking Gaza. If all goes according to plan this time, the first phase of the deal, the captives’ release, would be over in 72 hours, although analysts warn it could take longer for Hamas to locate the living and dead captives.
Israel was still attacking Gaza on Monday.
One central sticking point in the talks is the timeline for Israel’s withdrawal.
Trump’s plan provides no specific deadline and leaves Israel space to remain deep inside Gaza.
Egypt, Qatar and Turkey are pressing for a complete withdrawal, Arab officials told MEE. Hamas is expected to insist that Israel withdraw to a narrow buffer zone around Gaza before fully leaving the enclave.
Arab leaders whose armies are expected to partake in the international peacekeeping force don’t want their soldiers rubbing shoulders with Israelis among the ruins of Gaza. Nor do they want to be seen as providing cover for Israel if it unilaterally resumes attacking Gaza.
Egypt, which is likely to contribute the bulk of soldiers, is especially worried, Arab officials told MEE.
‘For the Egyptians, a US presence would represent an actual commitment to the plan in real terms; troops and funds. It would be viewed as ‘skin in the game’, a tangible embodiment of US support, and, potentially, an incentive for Israel to curb its own violations,’ Mirette Mabrouk, who is currently in Cairo and heads the Middle East Institute’s Egypt programme, told MEE.
Egyptian intelligence has been in talks with Hamas’ armed wing about disarmament, which is stipulated under Trump’s plan. It has been a source of growing tension between the Palestinian movement and Cairo.
One of the Arab officials familiar with the talks told MEE it was ‘difficult’.
Several options have been reported, including Hamas turning its arms directly over to Egypt and storing them. The Wall Street Journal reported that Hamas wants to keep its small arms, which it considers defensive.
Riccardo Fabiani, the North Africa project director at the International Crisis Group, told MEE that in addition to ‘containing Israel’, Egypt wants US troops on the ground to be able to verify the handover of weapons – which Israel could use as a provocation to restart attacks. ‘They want the US to participate in whatever disarmament process is going to take place,’ he said.
Trump’s plan rules out Hamas governing Gaza. It calls for a ‘Board of Peace’ led by Trump personally to govern the enclave alongside Palestinian technocrats.
The US forces are moving out of Qatar, because Iran will flatten the base there after the next US/Israeli attack on them after Sukkot.
ed note–there is no evidence to support what you are alleging whatsoever. It is the product of someone trying to understand a stereoscopic image with only one eye open. POTUS does not want any more war, and that includes Iran. How many more pieces of evidence in this regard have to manifest themselves on a daily basis before ‘experts’ like you start to catch the drift?
It’s no wonder the Jews have the sacrificial knife at our throats as they do when mental energy such as what appeared in this comment represents the ‘Rebel alliance’ of the Gentiles.
‘Flatten’ the US base on Qatar?
The Iranians couldn’t even mount a credible attack on Israel with any substantive damage on the several occasions they recently had the chance.
Sounds like Curmudgeon is spending too much time listening to Scott Ritter and his BS.