I was wrong!

A ew days ago I wrote that Mike Huckabee's biggest act of stupidity was failing to drown his daughter Sarah at birth. I stand corrected. He just shot America in both feet right where every gas guzzling American will feel it. By saying out loud that Israel had a biblical right to the land they claim.
Now I know a lot of Muslim Arab oil states who are going to take issue with that. Only a couple of days after Trump announces he is going to "do something" about Iran and the British announce loud and clear they wont allow their bases in Britain or the Indian Ocean to be used to do it..
Not only has been uppity about his minor religion and its preeminence over all other gods. He has also thrown a well oiled spanner in the relatively cosy relationship America has with Saudi Arabia (You know. That country where all the 9/11 hijacker came from) and all the other oil producing states... Time to supersize the Coke and Popcorn and get comfy in your recliner. This show could get interesting..😷
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-23/arab-muslim-nations-condemn-us-ambassador-comments/106374092

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Charity · 70-79

I read a comment on this site concerning conquered land that the land belongs to those who conquer it regardless of who was indigenous to it.

And it seems that is still the standard of today and has been.

Well hundreds of years Israel did not own / govern it, but the land was ruled by several Nations of the Arab descent Egypt and Jordan - Palestine by Great Britain. There were a couple of wars 1948 which established Israel in the land and 1967 Israel defeated Egypt, Jordan, and Syria and regain control and government of the land.

So by the standards of war and conquer the land belongs to Israel.

And according to scripture God gave it to them and it will always be theirs even though they are scattered they will always go back. Isn't that ironic, Egypt enslave them and God took them to the land in which he had given Abraham. The Assyrians / Israel got it back - the Babylonians, Israel retrieved it back - the Romans, Arabics and Israel got it back.

Trump kisses up to the countries he wants to benefit from and Arabia is one. He'll give them something to pacify them if they feel hostile, It wouldn't surprise me if it's something top secret.

whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M

@Charity Your point is well made.. And I declare as an Atheist I dont have a horse in that race regarding any religious claim. I just figure if religion went away, so would many of the fights people have with each other..But religion aside, in my experience the Arab viewpoint can become flexible and appeased by "offerings" if their religion is offended. Huckabee is going to cost Trump. And that means its going to cost Americans..😷