Currently there are only 2 ways to end this damn war and bring home all the hostages. Neither of those 2 ways is through Doha or Cairo, and neither of them contain those horrible interim agreements which release some of the hostages in phases and leave too many behind to rot and die.

Allow me to refresh your minds as to the 3 main reasons that Netanyahu doesn’t want to end the war. Ending the war…

The first way to end the war and bring home all the hostages would have to come out of Washington. Everyone knows that the only way for this war to end through diplomatic channels is if Trump were to apply the necessary pressure to force Netanyahu to accept ending the war and bringing home all the hostages. Trump’s emissary, Steve Witkoff, of course is the linchpin.

Unfortunately, Witkoff’s involvement in the hostage negotiations is constantly superseded by issues that are more pressing to Trump. This wouldn’t be the case if Witkoff hadn’t reached the conclusion that he alone can’t force Netanyahu to make a conclusive deal to end the war and bring home all the hostages. Witkoff has a personal stake in getting the hostages home and therefore, he has attempted to conclude interim deals that get some hostages home. In the big picture, these are all bad deals as they leave many of the hostages behind with no set date or method to bring them home as well. He knows they are not the ideal deals but he sees victory and the saving of lives for every single hostage he is successful in bringing home.

So why can’t Witkoff convince Trump to apply the necessary pressure on Netanyahu? It is well known that Trump is dying to get the Nobel Peace Prize. It irks him to no end that Obama received it and he has made it his mission to cancel out or outdo Obama in every possible way. Ending the Gaza war and bringing home the hostages was one of the ways that Trump saw to attain this prize. He also viewed the Russia/Ukraine War as another as well as making a nuclear deal with Iran. He has failed with Russia/Ukraine for various reasons and has not succeeded with our war. He thought it would be an easy thing to conclude but then he ran up against our prime minister, who worships the ground that Trump walks on, but he worships his political........

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