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Israel/Palestine

Lonestarblue

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3. Arab nations should tell Trump to go take a hike with his Gaza ideas.

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Thu Feb 20, 2025, 08:54 AM

Feb 20

Saudi’s MBS seems to like Trump because he is so easily manipulated with praise and money, but he knows the Palestinians have nowhere to go and he has leverage over the US. The Saudi-owned Aramco owns the largest oil refinery in the US, which is in Port Arthur, Texas. Imagine what a threat to shut down this facility for a month or so would do to gas prices here. Trump’s oil billionaires would have fits. Trump would back off his Gaza plan soon after. The real problem now is Netanyahu and his extremist right-wing government who have Trump’s tacit support to clear out all of Gaza.

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UAE tells U.S.' Rubio it rejects displacement of Palestinians [View all] Eugene Feb 20 OP

UAE should also provide security as well.................. Lovie777 Feb 20 #1

Good. The UAE has money. That's the only thing the Evil Axis of Rump, Musk, and Putin care about. Maybe the UAE will LaMouffette Feb 20 #2

Arab nations should tell Trump to go take a hike with his Gaza ideas. Lonestarblue Feb 20 #3

Little Marco's in over his head. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 20 #4

and was the idiot rubio's response? I don't think they will be able to bully SA with tariff threats like they are doing JohnSJ Feb 20 #5