Those who scoff at President Trump’s initiatives often end up disapointed.
Was it a good idea, a bad idea, or the only idea? During a joint press conference with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Donald Trump proposed an impromptu solution to the Gaza problem. The US will take charge of the wasteland and turn it into a garden spot. To say it caught the crowd of reporters flatfooted – some aghast – would be reading the gathering accurately. Once they got their equilibrium back, most scoffed in disbelief, while others mocked. But a few, including the Israeli prime minister, thought it a smashing idea.
Gaza Proposal Caught Audience by Surprise
While reporters busily took notes, Trump and Netanyahu recounted the agenda for their first meeting since Jan. 20. The president then explained: “This [Gaza] is…