“SMART DIPLOMACY:” The policy that dare not speak its name. “Submitted for your analysis, the tweet of Secretary of State Antony Blinken (below). In it he discloses the upshot of his conversation with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan. Turkey is of course a supporter of Hamas. Blinken relates that he encouraged Turkey’s advocacy of a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel now that Israel undertaking its right to defend itself from Hamas. For some reason Blinken has since deleted the post.”
Related:
Emperor Hirohito Calls For Ceasefire After Bombing Of Pearl Harbor https://t.co/F9DCpz7vnI pic.twitter.com/m9WtIKKO3s
— The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) October 9, 2023
UPDATE:
But this means that even after Gaza is reduced to pulviscular ruin all Netanyahu would have bought for all that death and destruction is a short reprieve until the next round begins, at a time of Tehran's choosing.
— wretchardthecat (@wretchardthecat) October 9, 2023