Richard Haass: I Don’t Understand What’s Motivating Trump To Have Such Statements on Gaza

SCARBOROUGH Richard back to ░░░░░░░░ What are the consequences ░░░░░░░░ our allies our Sunni ░░░░░░░░ allies like Jordan like ░░░░░░░░ The Saudis have already ░░░░░░░░ out against this Of ░░░░░░░░ the rest of the ░░░░░░░░ has as well What ░░░░░░░░ what are the ramifications ░░░░░░░░ only for our allies ░░░░░░░░ also for our enemies ░░░░░░░░ who wish to do ░░░░░░░░ harm if the White ░░░░░░░░ moves forward with this ░░░░░░░░ for Donald Trump to ░░░░░░░░ over Gaza in the ░░░░░░░░ of the United States ░░░░░░░░ in the name of ░░░░░░░░ own development HAASS Sure ░░░░░░░░ I mean I can ░░░░░░░░ even it s hard ░░░░░░░░ hard to even imagine ░░░░░░░░ this question is being ░░░░░░░░ But he has said ░░░░░░░░ He has doubled down ░░░░░░░░ it and he has ░░░░░░░░ down on it What ░░░░░░░░ the consequences if he ░░░░░░░░ down this path for ░░░░░░░░ S alliances and the ░░░░░░░░ HAASS Well let s ░░░░░░░░ be stark about it ░░░░░░░░ the president as you ░░░░░░░░ has doubled and tripled ░░░░░░░░ about it Let me ░░░░░░░░ by saying it will ░░░░░░░░ resolve the Palestinian issue ░░░░░░░░ idea that Gazans are ░░░░░░░░ to be placated with ░░░░░░░░ or better homes in ░░░░░░░░ or somewhere in Jordan ░░░░░░░░ they re going to ░░░░░░░░ up their aspirations for ░░░░░░░░ national home of their ░░░░░░░░ is simply not going ░░░░░░░░ happen That simply I ░░░░░░░░ misunderstands the nature of ░░░░░░░░ Second of all Jordan ░░░░░░░░ already as you know ░░░░░░░░ more than 50 Palestinian ░░░░░░░░ s interesting the king ░░░░░░░░ here I actually think ░░░░░░░░ king sits on a ░░░░░░░░ uneasy throne and he ░░░░░░░░ in an impossible situation ░░░░░░░░ the Palestinians were to ░░░░░░░░ Jordan I think that ░░░░░░░░ tip the domestic balance ░░░░░░░░ stability If the United ░░░░░░░░ cuts off aid Jordan ░░░░░░░░ believe is the second ░░░░░░░░ recipient of American aid ░░░░░░░░ that part of the ░░░░░░░░ and unlike Egypt its ░░░░░░░░ was not protected in ░░░░░░░░ freeze of AID So ░░░░░░░░ think Jordan is very ░░░░░░░░ vulnerable as potentially is ░░░░░░░░ So we can end ░░░░░░░░ with the worst of ░░░░░░░░ worlds not satisfying anything ░░░░░░░░ Palestinian wants if anything ░░░░░░░░ Hamas radicalism They could ░░░░░░░░ We told you you ░░░░░░░░ us The only alternative ░░░░░░░░ is we have to ░░░░░░░░ or we re going ░░░░░░░░ be deported And we ░░░░░░░░ destabilize Egypt and Jordan ░░░░░░░░ t forget those are ░░░░░░░░ two first countries in ░░░░░░░░ Arab world to make ░░░░░░░░ with Israel They are ░░░░░░░░ foundation of Israel s ░░░░░░░░ in the region of ░░░░░░░░ Abraham Accords and all ░░░░░░░░ So I simply don ░░░░░░░░ understand what is motivating ░░░░░░░░ president to continue to ░░░░░░░░ an idea that I ░░░░░░░░ think can t succeed ░░░░░░░░ if it s actually ░░░░░░░░ potentially would make the ░░░░░░░░ East much more unstable ░░░░░░░░ it currently is at ░░░░░░░░ time there s enormous ░░░░░░░░ to do something with ░░░░░░░░ to do something given ░░░░░░░░ Israel has accomplished militarily ░░░░░░░░ don t understand why ░░░░░░░░ president would introduce the ░░░░░░░░ of instability when there ░░░░░░░░ real progress potentially to ░░░░░░░░ made.”