cross-posted from: https://lemmy.crimedad.work/post/174046

Trump would not elaborate on what he meant by his threat — first announced on social media in early December — that “all hell will break out” if a deal is not made.

“It will not be good for Hamas, and it will not be good, frankly, for anyone,” Trump said.

I wonder if he’s implying that this threat includes Israel. I’m probably being too hopeful, but maybe the Trump administration will actually compel Israel to negotiate a deal. It wouldn’t be the first time a Republican president reined in Israel.

  • kent_ehEnglish
    4·
    18 hours ago

    Trump would not elaborate on what he meant by his threat

    That’s on-brand for him.

    It’s just vague posturing. A concept of a plan for a threat at most.

    • GreyEyedGhost
      3·
      13 hours ago

      Here’s had an Iranian general killed in his own country. It’s all posturing until it isn’t, which is a big part of the problem. Whish is pointless rambling and which is a legitimate threat?

  • Phoenixz
    3·
    23 hours ago

    Mob boss wannabe using mob boss wannabe tactics to pretend he’s solving anything, completely ignoring the facts around him

    • naeap@sopuli.xyz
      2·
      21 hours ago

      Yeah, that’s why Hamas aren’t giving out the list of still alive hostages.
      Obviously there aren’t any left

      • Honytawk@lemmy.zipEnglish
        1·
        13 hours ago

        What do you think would happen if Hamas came out with a list that said:

        So many have been killed in bombings, this many were killed while running towards Israeli troops, and those all died because of lack of food, water and/or medicine.

        • naeap@sopuli.xyz
          1·
          6 hours ago

          If the signal of the message can be traced, Israel would probably bomb it

          Didn’t say it would make any difference

  • t3rmit3@beehaw.org
    13·
    2 days ago

    I’m probably being too hopeful

    They are. Trump likes to make statements that he thinks sound “strong”, and that’s all that “and it will not be good, frankly, for anyone” was. He didn’t actually have any intention or meaning behind it, he’s just pandering to his faux-masculine base who like hearing threats made because threatening people is “manly” in their minds.