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Rand Paul recoils at Trump's Gaza takeover plans: 'I thought we voted for America First'
« on: February 05, 2025, 12:59:59 pm »
I was waiting for his response as I knew he would definitely be opposed.

Rand Paul recoils at Trump's Gaza takeover plans: 'I thought we voted for America First'

After President Donald Trump announced that America "will take over the Gaza strip," Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., pushed back against the idea, suggesting that the move would betray the "America First" principle Trump voters expected.

During his inauguration speech last month, Trump unequivocally declared that throughout his administration he will "put America first," echoing a longstanding pillar of his political philosophy, which he also expressed during his 2017 inaugural address.

But Paul is throwing a red flag in response to Trump's newly unveiled Gaza plans.

"The pursuit for peace should be that of the Israelis and the Palestinians. I thought we voted for America First. We have no business contemplating yet another occupation to doom our treasure and spill our soldiers blood," Paul declared in a Wednesday post on X.

The senator made the comment in response to a post in which Secretary of State Marco Rubio declared on Tuesday, "Gaza MUST BE FREE from Hamas. As @POTUS shared today, the United States stands ready to lead and Make Gaza Beautiful Again. Our pursuit is one of lasting peace in the region for all people."

While delivering remarks alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanhyahu on Tuesday, Trump said that Palestinians should be settled outside the Gaza Strip, and that the U.S. will transform the region, which he described as a "demolition site."

"The U.S. will take over the Gaza Strip," Trump declared, saying, "we'll own it, and be responsible for dismantling all of the dangerous unexploded bombs and other weapons on the site … level it out, create an economic development that will supply unlimited numbers of jobs and housing for the people of the area."

"I do see a long term ownership position," Trump said of the region................

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/rand-paul-recoils-trumps-gaza-takeover-plans-i-thought-we-voted-america-first
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Re: Rand Paul recoils at Trump's Gaza takeover plans: 'I thought we voted for America First'
« Reply #1 on: February 05, 2025, 01:45:44 pm »
I realize Trump is looking for some kind of legacy, including a legacy of expanding US territory. But taking over Gaza is just plain cuckoo. Even Reagan had the good sense to pull the USA out of the Middle East is spite of our Marines being attacked. Trying to develop Gaza will be met with unheard of terror and resistance. There are 2 million people there. The hardened jihadists have all the more motivation to dig in, given what they will see as a US occupation. It will be worse than Iraq.

Rand Paul is absolutely right. And I'd like to know from his MAGA supporters how our taking over Gaza will "make America great again."
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Re: Rand Paul recoils at Trump's Gaza takeover plans: 'I thought we voted for America First'
« Reply #2 on: February 05, 2025, 01:51:49 pm »
Well, there were going to be 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico too...

Suddenly Canada and Mexico did what Trump wanted and prevented that.

The same may well apply here. Power diplomacy. We'll just have to wait and see.
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Re: Rand Paul recoils at Trump's Gaza takeover plans: 'I thought we voted for America First'
« Reply #3 on: February 05, 2025, 02:05:00 pm »
Like any good capitalist, Trump is franchising 'America First' to locations such as Greenland, Panama, and Gaza.
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Re: Rand Paul recoils at Trump's Gaza takeover plans: 'I thought we voted for America First'
« Reply #4 on: February 05, 2025, 02:21:27 pm »
Quote from: massadvj on February 05, 2025, 01:45:44 pm
I realize Trump is looking for some kind of legacy, including a legacy of expanding US territory. But taking over Gaza is just plain cuckoo. Even Reagan had the good sense to pull the USA out of the Middle East is spite of our Marines being attacked. Trying to develop Gaza will be met with unheard of terror and resistance. There are 2 million people there. The hardened jihadists have all the more motivation to dig in, given what they will see as a US occupation. It will be worse than Iraq.

Rand Paul is absolutely right. And I'd like to know from his MAGA supporters how our taking over Gaza will "make America great again."

I'm afraid you could be absolutely correct and then there will likely be the uprisings in this country.  Jihadists are already here.
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Re: Rand Paul recoils at Trump's Gaza takeover plans: 'I thought we voted for America First'
« Reply #5 on: February 05, 2025, 03:29:11 pm »
No American boots on the ground in the Middle East.

Let Turkey, Saudi Arbia, Iran, China, and India fight it out.  We don't need their oil anymore.
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Re: Rand Paul recoils at Trump's Gaza takeover plans: 'I thought we voted for America First'
« Reply #6 on: February 05, 2025, 03:39:50 pm »
Ok we've got Canada, Mexico, Panama, Guatemala, Greenland and now the Gaza strip in play??? 

All of these are a wait and see, but Trump is quick to act and the quicker he acts the less likely any resistance is going to stick.  Just saying.
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Re: Rand Paul recoils at Trump's Gaza takeover plans: 'I thought we voted for America First'
« Reply #7 on: February 05, 2025, 03:46:29 pm »
Quote from: DefiantMassRINO on February 05, 2025, 03:29:11 pm
Let Turkey, Saudi Arbia, Iran, China, and India fight it out.  We don't need their oil anymore.
If we can get the wells going in Alaska and all the other places Biden closed off production, we'll be fine.
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Re: Rand Paul recoils at Trump's Gaza takeover plans: 'I thought we voted for America First'
« Reply #8 on: February 05, 2025, 03:51:54 pm »
... and then there's always Venezuela ... all that oil closer to home, and without all the jihadi nonsense.
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Re: Rand Paul recoils at Trump's Gaza takeover plans: 'I thought we voted for America First'
« Reply #9 on: February 05, 2025, 06:52:47 pm »
On Gaza, I don't agree with Mr. Trump.

This could literally blow up on him the way the truck bomb blew up the barracks on Mr. Reagan years ago...
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