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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Subject: Re: negotiate with Lebanon
Date: 04/09/26 7:54 PM
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The agreement in 24 required Lebanon to disarm Hezbollah. Problem is, Hezbollah is larger than the Lebanese army.

So, is this a good faith negotiation, on Israel's part? Or is it a scheme to get the Hezbollah honchos together, so they can be killed?


It's a scheme to appease Trump, who is being blackmailed by the Iranians to save Hizbollah as part of the agreement to stop the war in Iran. The Iranians are giving Trump a lesson in negotiations. While the attacks on Iran have ceased, Iran is still holding the Strait of Hormuz hostage, so they can extract concessions in Lebanon. Netanyahu, who would like nothing more than the war to continue, is sending his ambassador in Washington DC to "negotiate" with the Lebanese ambassador. These are third tier diplomats who have no authority to make any meaningful agreement. Meanwhile, Netanyahu continues to bomb Lebanon, hoping to draw Iran and the U.S. back into the war.

BTW, Netanyahu's public approval in Israel is about as low as Trump's approval in the U.S., if not worse.
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