Mike Pompeo: Trump's Middle East peace plan may prove to be flop

[left-of-center2012]

According to audio recordings of a private meeting obtained by The Washington Post, Pompeo believes the plan—described by Trump as the "deal of the century"—may be dead on arrival. In the closed-door meeting with Jewish leaders, Pompeo said that "one might argue" Trump's proposal is "unexecutable" and might not "gain traction" among those involved.

Pompeo has good reason to be concerned. Trump's administration has offered near-unquestioning support of Israel and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu while cutting tens of millions of dollars of funding for Palestinian security services and refugee organizations.

Dialogue between Washington and the Palestinians collapsed entirely after Trump announced he would move the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem—the disputed holy city claimed by Israel as its capital and by the Palestinians as the capital of a future independent state. Hundreds of Palestinians were killed while protesting against the embassy and for the right of Palestinian refugees and their descendants ...

Though Kushner has said the new plan would call for compromise on both sides, observers suspect it will be designed primarily to boost Israeli security and the country's control of the remaining Palestinian territories.

https://www.newsweek.com/mike-pompeo-says-trumps-middle-east-peace-plan-may-not-gain-traction-may-seen-unexecutable-1441755

[shanny]

1. "may"?

[ooky]

2. Really? I can't imagine what more the Palestinians would want.

Hilarious.

[Lady Freedom Returns]

3. That's a BIG surprise!

Think I'm going to have a heart attach and die from that surprise.

[gratuitous]

4. Gee, just like he was warned

Trump was warned that moving the embassy was going to cause problems, but it ginned up his fundie supporters, so full speed ahead. Now it turns out that actions have consequences and Trump's credibility has been sacrificed to support Netanyahu unconditionally. Now Bibi's having problems of his own in forming a government, and his thin margin of victory last time around may not be there in September.

Looks like Trump didn't exactly hitch his wagon to a star.

[Mc Mike]

5. Like his N. Korea peace deal?

[jmowreader]

6. Speaking of that...

I feel really bad for KJU’s underlings. There is absolutely no way that summit was going to succeed, but two of his best people were shot (probably in front of their families) for not getting KJU everything he wanted.

And on that note, I also wonder why no one’s tried to shoot KJU yet.