Comments by "Major Moolah" (@majormoolah5056) on "Biden and Israeli war cabinet go public over disagreement in Gaza war | Ian Bremmer | Quick Take" video.

  1. This is truly a layered disaster. - Mr. Biden has apparently chosen to unconditionally support Israel in public and then privately influence them... with rhetoric only it seems. It is remarkable how he misjudged Netanyahu and the people around him. For Netanyahu, this war is existential on a personal level. He does not want to go to jail so he has nothing to lose. The people around him are violent ethno-nationalists. Various ministers have been genocidal in their pronouncements and they are allowed to stay in place. They have no reason to respond to any rhetorical pressure, considering that they want Greater Israel at any cost. Besides, Israel needs to show strength to restore deterrence and credibility. Overwhelming military force is what they have always done. - Netanyahu could very well stay in office -- or at the very least it cannot be ruled out. Israel has been prosperous under his tenure and while the Israeli people may dislike Netanyahu's legislation, they wholeheartedly support what he does. The anti-Netanyahu protests have in fact disappeared. - There will be no two-state solution. Israel would never create a state that could present it with a security challenge. For demographic reasons, Israel would never accept a one-state solution. Very likely Israel will continue down the current path of purging and expelling the Palestinians. Trying to get Muslim nations on board in Gaza somehow is a total fantasy. Even if they are monarchs, the Arab leaders cannot ignore popular opinion to that degree. - Mr. Biden cannot do anything other than what he is doing. He cannot allow a ceasefire because if an attack takes place during that ceasefire, he will lose on the domestic stage. Israeli lobby is truly legendary for their ability to affect election results. Netanyahu very likely calculates that Biden is a man of the past already and that Mr. Trump will support Israel no matter what. So Netanyahu can afford to say and do whatever he wants. This is all contrary to actual US political interests. Americans are seen as genocidal for giving the weapons and impotent for the ineffectual rhetorical positioning. This will have a very significant effect on US foreign policy for a very long time. - It remains to be seen if US can remain as the security guarantor of the region. US is trying to suppress news on the attacks on American personnel in Syria and Iraq, which again indicates weakness. There would have to be a response of some sort, a show of force. Now that de-dollarization is gaining traction, it would be good for US strategists to remind themselves of the petro-dollar.
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