Posted on 04/22/2025 4:55:09 PM PDT by MtnClimber
Thomas L. Friedman, famous New York Times editorialist, does not much like Trump’s plan for Gaza. A skilled wordsmith, he dismisses it, writing, “How short a distance it is between out-of-the-box thinking and out-of-your-mind thinking.”
However, the former is correct. This plan is creative, unique, and incisive, and kills several “boids” (as we say in Brooklyn) with one rock.
For one thing, it will safeguard Israel. Under an American Riviera on the Mediterranean, there will be no more rockets launched in an eastward direction; no more leaping out of tunnels (a new tourist attraction!) to unleash suicide bombers. For another, the Palestinians have a history of trying to topple the governments who are kind enough to take them in — e.g., King Hussein. Friendly amendment coming up: If these marauders can be sent to Iran, not Egypt or Jordan, they may well do so there. Surely, there is no government that deserves to be overthrown more than the mullahs of that country. Doing so might well obviate the need for nuclear war. Third, if any people deserve some sort of punishment, loss of their homes, etc., it is these Gazans, who have overwhelmingly supported the evil depredations of that terrorist group, Hamas.
But Mr. Friedman is having none of this. What is his substantive critique? Mostly, he confines himself to name-calling: “single most idiotic and dangerous Middle East ‘peace’ initiative”; only “a collection of bobblehead dolls” support this plan; “is a recipe for chaos at home and abroad”; “this juvenile Mar-a-Gaza proposal.” My, oh my.
Is there anything at all of substance? Yes, a little bit: “It will destabilize the demographic balance in Jordan between East Bankers and Palestinians, destabilize Egypt, and destabilize Israel.” But if we substitute Iran for Jordan and Egypt, destabilization is all to the good!
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I am pretty sure Trump is not taking Friedman’s advice.
Friedman has been a self- hating idiot for many many years. A very prolific antisemite, he is a perfect fit at the NYSlimes. And because of this, we’re stuck with his immoral prognostications , as tediously boring as they are, for the indefinite future.
The NYSlimes shows up every once in awhile in the train station garbage can. It makes a pretty decent litter pen liner for kitty
looks Great!
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