Quote:
Originally Posted by opendoor
By the sounds of it, he probably should, at least based on Israeli media accounts of what happened:
https://www.timesofisrael.com/arab-o...-did-all-year/
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...4-fbfdce850000
Not that that's anything extraordinary; the US calls the shots and if they wanted a ceasefire they were going to get one. It's just that the Biden administration obviously didn't want a ceasefire, or at least they weren't willing to use their leverage to make one happen.
Obviously the ceasefire is only the first step and I imagine Trump will mess it up going forward. But if the above reports are correct, his incoming administration has already been far more effective at stopping the fighting than Biden's ever was. |
In general not facing an election again gives Trump leverage for the next 2-3 years before entering the lame duck phase. He no longer needs vote from the public which allows a lot of flexibility.