Only in This Insane World Does the Victim Owe the Terrorist a Future...
The Day After Delusion: Why Is the Victim Always the Architect?
So let me get this straight.
A terrorist group storms your borders, murders your civilians, kidnaps your people, hides behind women and children, and then the world looks at you and asks...
“So, what’s your plan for their future?”
Excuse me?
Since when did getting attacked come with homework?
Why is Israel, the country that just got punched in the teeth, expected to sketch out a five-year development plan for the neighborhood that threw the punch?
That question — “What’s your plan for the day after?” — sounds smart on the surface. It’s the kind of thing that makes D.C. interns feel clever while sipping lattes in think tank circles. But it’s built on a lie. A big one. And like most lies in geopolitics, it reeks of selective outrage and revisionist amnesia.
Because here’s the truth no one wants to say out loud:
Victims don’t owe their attackers a damn thing.
Not a second chance.
Not a free pass.
And definitely not a path to political rehab.
And yet, every blue-check on Twitter, every bureaucrat in Brussels, and every moral referee at CNN wants Israel to pull a Marshall Plan out of thin air.
Newsflash: The Marshall Plan worked because Europe wanted to rebuild. Japan wanted to move forward. You can’t nation-build a people that still think martyrdom beats modernity.
But hey, let’s pretend history started in 1945. Let’s ignore the flaming wreckage of the United States’ track record when it comes to “the day after.”
Let’s recap the hits:
Iraq — We toppled Saddam and handed Iraq to Iran
Afghanistan — Twenty years later, the Taliban’s back and we left behind billions in gear
Libya — Gaddafi’s gone, now it’s a Mad Max movie with slave markets
But sure, Israel should definitely take our advice.
The arrogance is breathtaking.
And here’s the kicker: none of these people — not the diplomats, not the editorial boards, not the activist celebrities — have ever asked Hamas what their plan is. You know, the group that actually wrote “kill all Jews” into their charter?
Where’s the moral outrage there?
Where’s the ceasefire crowd demanding that the terrorists clean up their act before asking for statehood?
Crickets.
See, the real question isn’t “what’s Israel’s plan for the day after.” The real question is: Why does anyone expect Israel to fix the very people trying to destroy them?
That’s not strategy. That’s insanity.
And maybe, just maybe, it’s time we flipped the script.
Maybe the Palestinians need to come up with a plan for the day after they stop electing genocidal maniacs.
Maybe the burden is on them to prove they want peace more than war.
Maybe, just maybe, self-governance should come with a prerequisite: the ability to govern without rocket launchers.
Because if your starting point is “well, Israel should just figure it out,” you’re not interested in peace.
You’re interested in punishment.
I'm not as enthusiastic about this ceasefire deal as everyone else seems to be. A deal Trump is marketing as a "peace" deal. Of course, there is no peace to be had with a death cult. I can imagine the kind of intense pressure Bibi was under to agree to it. The idea that qatar, turkey and a coalition of other Arab-muslim nations are going to disarm hamas, and prevent it from rearming and seizing back gaza is preposterous. That this coalition will protect Israel's security is a sick joke. Only Israelis will protect Israel. The fact that the EU and every muslim nation is on board with this deal doesn't give me confidence, in fact I find it terrifying and what it actually tells me is that this is a terrible deal for Israel. I've been slammed by MAGA people who seem to care more about Trump being the hero than they are in Israel's security.
I think Israel needs to do what they want in respect of Gaza. It's Israel's land that they were conned out of in the first place. No more being guilty out of action. You can't tell 5yo kids from Hamas operatives there, so what are they to do? Wait until the Gazan murderers kill Israeli children just so certain world leaders feel warm and fuzzy about the situation? Crazy given perpetrators such power.