• phoneymouse@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    I’d like us to just remember the Iran hostage crisis and the Carter/Reagan Election. Carter negotiated in good faith to try to get the US hostages released. It didn’t work because Reagan had paid the Iranians some $40 million through Earl Brian to keep the hostages until after the election. Just an hour or so after Reagan was sworn into office, the hostages were released. This tipped the scales of the election.

    Why do I bring this up now? Because the situation with Israel and Gaza is bad for Biden. He knows it and seems to be trying to do something to stop it. However, it is really in Trump’s interest, and even seems to be Israel’s plan anyway, to keep the war going as long as possible. For all we know, Trump is paying off Israel to not agree to a ceasefire.

    So, just keep in mind who is being hurt by the situation and who has more to gain from the war going on indefinitely.

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      6 months ago

      Netanyahu wants Trump to win and is acting accordingly

      Israel’s actions make much more sense when viewed through this lens