# OMGosh, FFOTUS just announced US to sponsor ethnic cleansing in Gaza **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [February 5, 2025, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omgosh-ffotus-just-announced-us-to-sponsor-ethnic-cleansing-in-gaza/1013898 "2025-02-05T01:17:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2025, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omgosh-ffotus-just-announced-us-to-sponsor-ethnic-cleansing-in-gaza/1013898/103 "2025-02-06T07:12:19Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > We’ll build our own Gaza Strip! With blackjack! And hookers! We have that already. It’s called Atlantic City. > [@The\_Librarian](#): > > Stop being distracted by everything that leaves this guys mouth. Remember that this isn’t an “X is a distraction from Y” strategy, it’s an “Everything is a distraction from everything else” strategy. That’s Bannon’s “flood the zone” plan - try _everything at once_ and see how much actually gets through. ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2025, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omgosh-ffotus-just-announced-us-to-sponsor-ethnic-cleansing-in-gaza/1013898/104 "2025-02-06T11:04:56Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > > [@crowmanyclouds](#): > > > > An all-American amusement park? With surfing? > > We’ll build our own Gaza Strip! With blackjack! And hookers! Oh yeah? What are you going to do? Start your own casino in your Gaza Strip and get all your little friends to come? I’d like to see that. ---
**Author:** ![scudsucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scudsucker/32/14101_2.png) [@scudsucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scudsucker)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2025, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omgosh-ffotus-just-announced-us-to-sponsor-ethnic-cleansing-in-gaza/1013898/105 "2025-02-06T11:32:44Z")
I realise this is Trump, and subtlies evade him, but the current residents (and those remaining after his sponsored decimation) are Muslim. Just going to suggest, into the wild ether of the internet where most of his interest exists, aside from Russian prostitutes, that Muslims frown on gambling, so the West Bank is not _ideal_ casino territory. ---
**Author:** ![Eric1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3bc359/32.png) [@Eric1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eric1)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2025, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omgosh-ffotus-just-announced-us-to-sponsor-ethnic-cleansing-in-gaza/1013898/106 "2025-02-06T11:38:08Z")
I just heard on NBC that the US and Israel are coming up with a plan for Gaza residents to leave voluntarily. The word ‘voluntarily’ I think has a mixed meaning when it’s being enforced. I don’t trust the use of that word. It has too much bureaucracy woven in it to mean actually voluntary. But the alternative phrasing I can think of would make me sound like I’ve got something inserted in an orifice. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2025, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omgosh-ffotus-just-announced-us-to-sponsor-ethnic-cleansing-in-gaza/1013898/107 "2025-02-06T11:39:46Z")
> [@scudsucker](#): > > Just going to suggest, into the wild ether of the internet where most of his interest exists, aside from Russian prostitutes, that Muslims frown on gambling, so the West Bank is not _ideal_ casino territory. He’s failed at casinos before; he wouldn’t really care if the casino was profitable, as long as he got to pocket millions or billions from the whole process of stealing the land and building it. It’s always scam with him. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2025, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omgosh-ffotus-just-announced-us-to-sponsor-ethnic-cleansing-in-gaza/1013898/108 "2025-02-06T12:00:07Z")
> [@chappachula](#): > > Even the craziest Maga fanatics will finally have to admit that their Dear Leader is wrong. Hahahahahahha… …hahahahaha!! (Thanks, I needed a good laugh today.) > [@filmore](#): > > It’ll be great recruiting material for anti-US terrorist Muslim groups regardless of what comes of it. Good point. > [@wolfpup](#): > > This is how genocides begin – one horrible, unthinkable idea that quickly becomes thinkable after all, and paves the way for normalizing an even more horrific one. This insidious escalation is the real menace of Trump. Also this. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2025, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omgosh-ffotus-just-announced-us-to-sponsor-ethnic-cleansing-in-gaza/1013898/109 "2025-02-06T12:32:17Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > We’ll build our own Gaza Strip! With blackjack! And hookers! [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/49UIH0-Hpcc/maxresdefault.jpg "The Best Of The Stan Freberg Shows Volume 1") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49UIH0-Hpcc&t=2769) ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2025, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omgosh-ffotus-just-announced-us-to-sponsor-ethnic-cleansing-in-gaza/1013898/110 "2025-02-06T13:40:09Z")
How I’m seeing Trump’s general approach to governing (and it _definitely_ applies here): > Good night, Westley. Good work. Sleep well. I’ll most likely kill you in the morning. – [**The Princess Bride**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNzi2edJmfc) Does it ever yield results? Sure. And a blowtorch _can_ be an effective treatment for athlete’s foot. ---
**Author:** ![griffin1977](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/977dab/32.png) [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2025, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omgosh-ffotus-just-announced-us-to-sponsor-ethnic-cleansing-in-gaza/1013898/111 "2025-02-06T13:43:53Z")
He reiterated the plan this morning (After Rubio and other tried to talk it back): > **[Trump restates plan for US takeover of Gaza, with Palestinians 'resettled in...](https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cvg4zwwez9et)** > > The US president says the Gaza Strip "would be turned over to the United States by Israel at the conclusion of fighting". The fact is unlike domestic policy the president has pretty much free reign over foreign policy. So if Trump wants to do this, and Netenyahu wants this, then its gonna happen regardless of how spectacularly awful an idea it is. But hey we got rid of Genocide Joe though, so good work “single issue: Gaza” voters! ---
**Author:** ![griffin1977](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/977dab/32.png) [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2025, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omgosh-ffotus-just-announced-us-to-sponsor-ethnic-cleansing-in-gaza/1013898/112 "2025-02-06T13:53:04Z")
Also one of the countless terrible ideas floating round the Trump orbit is that the US should hand over foreign military interventions to private mercenaries (which purely coincidentally would mean handing over billions of taxpayer money to Trump cronies) My assumption is this is part of the plan. It may already have started… > **[Gaza internal checkpoint to be staffed by US private armed contractors](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/30/us-private-armed-contractors-gaza-checkpoint)** > > Deployment of special forces veterans is unprecedented and poses risk that Americans could be drawn into fighting ---
**Author:** ![PatrickLondon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/patricklondon/32/4422_2.png) [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2025, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omgosh-ffotus-just-announced-us-to-sponsor-ethnic-cleansing-in-gaza/1013898/113 "2025-02-06T14:25:41Z")
> [@griffin1977](#): > > So if Trump wants to do this, and Netenyahu wants this, then its gonna happen regardless of how spectacularly awful an idea it is. Would Congress have to authorise any related expenditure? I doubt if it could be done for free or on anyone else’s money. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2025, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omgosh-ffotus-just-announced-us-to-sponsor-ethnic-cleansing-in-gaza/1013898/114 "2025-02-06T14:29:31Z")
> [@griffin1977](#): > > The fact is unlike domestic policy the president has pretty much free reign over foreign policy. So if Trump wants to do this, and Netenyahu wants this, then its gonna happen regardless of how spectacularly awful an idea it is. You think Netenyahu wants to give up the Gaza Strip to an American resort? I really don’t think so. Even he recognizes it’s an insane idea but could not say so when Trump announced it. That’s the problem; no one can say the emperor has no clothes. ---
**Author:** ![scudsucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scudsucker/32/14101_2.png) [@scudsucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scudsucker)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2025, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omgosh-ffotus-just-announced-us-to-sponsor-ethnic-cleansing-in-gaza/1013898/115 "2025-02-06T14:36:36Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > You think Netenyahu wants to give up the Gaza Strip to an American resort? I’m not sure if I posted this before, but an 80s/90s punk/ska band covered this issue. NSFW lyrics. [Propaghandi](https://youtu.be/PywOzxpVqKM) Featurng the lyrics, > [@](#): > > the Left Bank, the Gaza Strip, soon will become parking lots, for American tourists and fascist cops ---
**Author:** ![griffin1977](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/977dab/32.png) [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2025, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omgosh-ffotus-just-announced-us-to-sponsor-ethnic-cleansing-in-gaza/1013898/116 "2025-02-06T14:52:27Z")
> [@PatrickLondon](#): > > Would Congress have to authorise any related expenditure? Not since 9/11, it can be lumped together as part of the “war on terror” and funded without asking Congress for anything. There was some talk of repealing that legislation but I don’t think it was ever done (and as usual Google is no help, as it sucks now) ---
**Author:** ![griffin1977](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/977dab/32.png) [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2025, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omgosh-ffotus-just-announced-us-to-sponsor-ethnic-cleansing-in-gaza/1013898/117 "2025-02-06T14:59:37Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > You think Netenyahu wants to give up the Gaza Strip to an American resort? I mean he clearly doesn’t give a crap about it. The October 7th attacks were possible because he reprioritized the Gaza strip: letting it stew with minimal troops on the border while he concentrated on other things like Lebanon. If Trumps plan let’s him go back to that he would love it. Seeing as they are close allies and birds of a feather I’d assume this is some fuckery Trump and Netenyahu came up with together. Not that Trump is not capable of just pulling this out of his ass and just springing it on Netenyahu, but I wouldn’t bank on that. Saying “oh, this is just some crazy shit Trump is saying that will never happen”, ignores the way the foreign policy works post 9/11. What the president says goes. ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2025, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omgosh-ffotus-just-announced-us-to-sponsor-ethnic-cleansing-in-gaza/1013898/118 "2025-02-06T15:12:15Z")
> [@griffin1977](#): > > Seeing as they are close allies and birds of a feather I’d assume this is some fuckery Trump and Netenyahu came up with together. I’ve heard a few – including (former Trump 1.0 Chief of Staff) Mick Mulvaney – say that the way Trump _worded_ this whole ‘Gaza’ thing, initially, was eerily reminiscent of how Jared Kushner commonly speaks/spoke about the subject. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2025, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omgosh-ffotus-just-announced-us-to-sponsor-ethnic-cleansing-in-gaza/1013898/119 "2025-02-06T15:18:30Z")
> [@scudsucker](#): > > Just going to suggest, into the wild ether of the internet where most of his interest exists, aside from Russian prostitutes, that Muslims frown on gambling, so the West Bank is not _ideal_ casino territory. Huh? Many Muslim countries have casinos ---
**Author:** ![griffin1977](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/977dab/32.png) [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2025, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omgosh-ffotus-just-announced-us-to-sponsor-ethnic-cleansing-in-gaza/1013898/120 "2025-02-06T15:19:26Z")
> [@DavidNRockies](#): > > Jared Kushner commonly speaks/spoke about the subject. Who is also even closer to Netenyahu than Trump, as well as being the champion of this “use mercenaries for foreign military intervention” BS. So I would definitely not assume this is just some crap Trump says as a distraction that will never happen. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2025, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omgosh-ffotus-just-announced-us-to-sponsor-ethnic-cleansing-in-gaza/1013898/121 "2025-02-06T15:30:16Z")
The interaction between Little Marco and trump will be fun to watch play out. How much humiliation can he take? Explaining the idiot, only to have him publicly contradict you, or just ignore you. What other half-assed normies are there in this administration? There’ll be some squirming ahead for them. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2025, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omgosh-ffotus-just-announced-us-to-sponsor-ethnic-cleansing-in-gaza/1013898/122 "2025-02-06T15:32:20Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > You think Netenyahu wants to give up the Gaza Strip to an American resort? I really don’t think so. Hey, if it wipes out the current residents and Bibi gets a nice cut of the money, he’ll happily sign on to the plan and tell his constituents he’s brought peace and prosperity to the region. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omgosh-ffotus-just-announced-us-to-sponsor-ethnic-cleansing-in-gaza/1013898.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omgosh-ffotus-just-announced-us-to-sponsor-ethnic-cleansing-in-gaza/1013898.md?page=7)