Trump And The Dirty Little Secret of US Power

The World Better Hope He Does not Act on It

So now you can add Gaza to the list of territories and nations that the Trump administration wants to seize for the USA. First it was Greenland, then Panama (or at least the Panama Canal) and of course also the 51st state—Canada. Gaza might not have been the next one in line on most people’s dance card, but a day and a half ago Trump spoke glowingly of turning Gaza into a US “riviera”. This would involve ethnically cleansing its entire Palestinian population, and presumably building lots of Trump or at least Kushner Hotels on the emptied beachfront property.

Here is a quote from Trump’s crimes-against-humanity laden talk.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the United States “will take over” the Gaza Strip — possibly with the help of American troops — while the Palestinians who live there should leave, a stunning proposal that would dramatically reorient the Middle East and subject a population of more than a million to further displacement.

“The US will take over the Gaza Strip and we will do a job with it too,” Trump said during a joint press conference alongside his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu, later describing his vision for the area as a new “Riviera.”

“We’ll own it and be responsible for dismantling all of the dangerous unexploded bombs and other weapons on the site, level the site and get rid of the destroyed buildings,” he said.

To see how Trump has created a legion of obsequious creatures, Secretary of State Marco Rubio instantly jumped to Trump’s defense and publicly endorsed the idea of Making Gaza Beautiful Again!