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Meh - Trump just needs to remove the hold Biden put on some weapons sales to Israel and let Israel continue their success in wiping out the Islamist nutters.

In disagreement. There are so many solutions. Brut force is of course one. There's a way to end all the conflicts in one fell swoop. Won't happen, but there's a way. We'll see what Trump does. Lame duck, but this is his legacy and he wants to protect the family name if past history is an indicator.

Iran is already pulling back, others will fall in line. I agree, let Israel take out the proxy armies - it's their fight. We should wind down all boots on the ground in the Mideast. Still need a presence in Africa because those countries can't govern themselves, much less raise a fight against funded Muslim terrorism.

socal2 says

Meh - Trump just needs to remove the hold Biden put on some weapons sales to Israel and let Israel continue their success in wiping out the Islamist nutters.

Like what kind of weapons? They are fighting an adversary hiding in buildings and moving around via network of underground tunnels. The only type of weapon capable of making a difference there is chemical.(Wonder how Ass-ad and Puking conquered Aleppo? That's how.) Absent that option it's infantry fight, literally guys with rifles going door-to-door and tunnel-to-tunnel. Israel already has guys and rifles. What difference can Trump make there?

RWSGFY says

Like what kind of weapons? They are fighting an adversary hiding in buildings and moving around via network of underground tunnels.

Bunker busters. They need them for Iran's nuke program and used up a bunch taking out Hamas and Hezbollah underground bunkers and tunnels.

Republican senators say Biden delaying shipments of bunker-buster bombs, helicopters, D9s
https://www.ynetnews.com/article/hjhcajf0c

This is Trump trying to replicate the huge PR gain Reagan got when Iran released the hostages on his Inauguration Day.

rocketjoe79 says

Still need a presence in Africa because those countries can't govern themselves, much less raise a fight against funded Muslim terrorism.

We don't have much to gain from Africa. We're Americans. We would have extracted what we needed from there. We did that in the 1700-1800's.

Diamonds and mining don't require military involvement. Private security is fine at the mines. What else is there? Sand? Africa is going nowhere. Let the Muslims go crazy. Have them shift down to Africa that is useless. That's a win.

socal2 says

RWSGFY says

Like what kind of weapons? They are fighting an adversary hiding in buildings and moving around via network of underground tunnels.

Bunker busters. They need them for Iran's nuke program and used up a bunch taking out Hamas and Hezbollah underground bunkers and tunnels.

Republican senators say Biden delaying shipments of bunker-buster bombs, helicopters, D9s
https://www.ynetnews.com/article/hjhcajf0c

Useful, but hardly a game-changer. It's one thing to hit a Red Army headquarter with a bunch of their and NoKo generals plotting an offensive in Kursk or hitting the unsuspecting Hizballah top brass meeting with Iranian envoy in some bunker Beirut, but it doesn't do much against disperced force in the spaghetti bowl of tunnels. I believe Ham-ass top cheese was killed by a regular infantry platoon...