Trump will build the foundation for a long-term peace between Israel and the Arabs of the region if 1. Trump backs Israel in returning to the battlefield to secure Hamas’s defeat in Gaza 2. and maintaining its buffer zones in Gaza permanently to prevent the area from threatening the Jewish state in the future
Trump will restore America’s standing as the only significant superpower in the region if Trump stands with Israel and backs Israel, 1. its requirement for a security zone inside Lebanon that will prevent Hezbollah and other terror forces from invading northern Israel 2. in its efforts to destroy Iran’s nuclear installations 3. and supports the Iranian people that have fought for their freedom from the regime for decades
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If Trump fails to do these things, then he will cede the US’ position to China who has been a beneficiary of this weakness
This week, former Israeli ambassador to the United States Michael Oren wrote an article resonating this view
Oren admitted that the deal means that Hamas wins the war
Then Oren counters that Israel will save its soul by showing its devotion to the lives of its hostages by losing. Oren crooned,
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“Our victory is moral, deep and long lasting”
The problem with Oren’s argument and the broader claim of the deal-at-any-price advocates is that the war is not futile
