How Trump’s Asia Pivot Can Pack a Punch

As Donald Trump boards Air Force One for the first East Asia trip of his second term, he is confronting the main challenge facing the United States and the one that will define his legacy: the ongoing competition with China. There are reasonable grounds for optimism in the White House, but fending off the communist great power will require tremendous focus and determination. If handled well, this trip will set the rest of his term up for success in the Far East.

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Media, Zelenskyy beg Trump to give Ukraine Tomahawks — NATO chief says president was 'completely right' to decline



Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited the White House on Friday, hoping that he would talk President Donald Trump into giving Kiev some long-range Tomahawk missiles.

The meeting, while allegedly "cordial," did not go as Zelenskyy had hoped.

Trump, who figures both that America should retain the weapon systems for its own defense and that the provision to Ukraine would not only amount to an intolerable escalation but prove useless in the short term, declined to supply Kiev with Tomahawks.

'It will be too far out into the future.'

Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo, among the European officials apparently prickled by the decision, implored Trump to hand over the missiles, stating, "Putin believes only in power."

Elements of the liberal media similarly called on Trump to oblige Zelenskyy.

The Wall Street Journal's editorial board, for instance, characterized the cruise missiles as a "force for peace," suggested that "hoarding cruise missiles for another war that may or may not come invites more conflict," and downplayed the use of the missiles against a nuclear power as escalatory.

The Telegraph suggested that Trump should abandon his role as the "mediator president" and gift Russian President Vladimir Putin "a Christmas punctuated by Tomahawk, Storm Shadow, and Atacms strikes."

Amid such blather, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte emphasized on Wednesday that the American president was "completely right."

Following his meeting on Wednesday with Trump, Rutte told CNN, "Let's never think that one specific weapon system will change the whole war. If it was that easy, then we would have ended it when the Germans sent Leopards II, when the Dutch and the Danes sent the F-16s."

"These systems are important," continued Rutte. "They will absolutely help to bring this war to an end, but in itself, one weapon system will never end it."

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Zelenskyy, whose term ended in May 2024, seeks to use such missiles — which cost over $2 million a piece and can be fired from a ground-based Typhon launcher that costs around $6.2 million — in concert with long-range drones to strike targets deep inside Russia, including military bases, factories, oil infrastructure, and command centers. Whereas the British-made Storm Shadow missiles in Ukraine's arsenal have a range of 150 miles, Tomahawk missiles have a range of over 1,000 miles.

Rutte referenced the explanation Trump gave during their meeting and said, "He was completely right here: It takes months for anyone other than American soldiers to be trained on [Tomahawk weapon systems]. So it is not that if you decide today that Ukrainians can use them tomorrow."

Trump noted earlier that "there is a tremendous learning curve with the Tomahawk."

"It's a very powerful weapon, very accurate weapon, and maybe that's what makes it so complex," continued the president. "But it will take a year. It takes a year of intense training to learn how to use it, and we know how to use it, and we're not going to be teaching other people. It will be too far out into the future."

Trump, keen on brokering an end to war well in advance of that time Tomahawk missiles might have capable pilots on the ground, has instead turned to a more immediate method of applying pressure on Russia to end the war, namely sanctions on Russia, its enablers, and — as of Wednesday — two of Russia's largest state-owned oil companies.

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The Man The Left Calls A ‘Nazi’ Just Signed A Peace Deal Protecting Millions Of Jews

President Donald Trump was heralded Monday as a hero by a grateful Israel that rejoiced in the return of the last living hostages.

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The Biggest Obstacle To Trump’s Israel-Hamas Peace Deal Is Jihadi Ideology

Despite a new plan, the president’s ultimate ambitions could be threatened by the many challenges inherent to the Gaza conflict.

How Israel’s Strength Paved the Way to Peace

Two years and one day after Hamas’s barbaric sneak attack, Donald Trump announced "Israel and Hamas have both signed off on the first Phase of our Peace Plan." Hamas will return the remaining hostages and the bodies of the other murdered victims, and if the peace plan progresses, it will lose its control over Gaza.

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'BLESSED ARE THE PEACEMAKERS!' Trump brings an end to another bloody war ahead of Nobel Prize announcement



Putting his doubters to shame once again, President Donald Trump has successfully brokered a peace in Gaza. The deal, which the Israeli government will vote on Thursday, was signed just days before the announcement of this year's coveted Novel Peace Prize.

Israel has fought several wars with Hamas since the terrorist organization won Palestinian elections in 2006. The latest conflict between the two parties has been particularly brutal.

In the two years since Oct. 7, 2023 — the day Hamas slaughtered 1,200 Israelis, including hundreds of civilians, and took 251 hostages — Israel has lost at least 466 soldiers, including several colonels, in its Gaza counteroffensive. According to the Hamas-run Gazan health authority whose casualty estimates remain in question, there have been well over 65,000 Gazan fatalities.

President Donald Trump, who has earned a reputation not only for hating wars but for ending them, has worked ardently to secure peace in the Gaza Strip.

Late last month, he announced a 21-point peace plan for Gaza — a plan lauded by leaders around the globe.

Hamas promptly agreed to the deal, which requires an immediate end to the fighting; a return of the Israeli hostages; Israel's release of thousands of Gazans detained after Oct. 7, 2023; a withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza City, Rafah, and other heavily populated areas; and a resumption of aid to Gaza "without interference from the two parties."

Trump revealed in a Truth Social post on Wednesday evening that "Israel and Hamas have both signed off on the first Phase of our Peace Plan."

'He deserves the Nobel Peace Prize for this.'

"This means that ALL of the Hostages will be released very soon, and Israel will withdraw their Troops to an agreed upon line as the first steps toward a Strong, Durable, and Everlasting Peace," wrote Trump. "All Parties will be treated fairly!"

Trump emphasized that "this is a GREAT Day for the Arab and Muslim World, Israel, all surrounding Nations, and the United States of America."

"BLESSED ARE THE PEACEMAKERS!" added the president.

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As Trump's name was reportedly chanted in the streets of Gaza and Israel alike, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated, "Through steadfast resolve, powerful military action, and the great efforts of our great friend and ally President Trump, we have reached this critical turning point."

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"I thank President Trump for his leadership, his partnership, and his unwavering commitment to the safety of Israel and the freedom of our hostages," added Netanyahu.

An Israeli government official told the Telegraph that Netanyahu's government will vote on whether to certify the peace plan around 5 p.m. local time. Within 72 hours of the approval, the exchange of hostages and prisoners is supposed to commence.

Ahead of the Israeli vote, there have been renewed calls for Trump to finally receive the Nobel Peace Prize.

Trump has brokered peaceful resolutions between Azerbaijan and Armenia; Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo; Cambodia and Thailand; and India and Pakistan. He has also worked to smooth things over between Egypt and Ethiopia as well as between Kosovo and Serbia during his first term.

While any one these accomplishments would appear prizeworthy, a European diplomat told the Financial Times ahead of Trump's Wednesday announcement, "This is different. Gaza would be a big deal."

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick wrote in response to Trump's announcement, "Undoubtedly, President Trump should receive the Nobel Peace Prize."

Israeli President Isaac Herzog similarly noted, "There is no doubt that he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize for this."

In his Sept. 30 address to military leaders in Quantico, Virginia, Trump said of the Nobel Peace Prize, "They'll give it to some guy that didn't do a damn thing."

After suggesting that a decision by the Nobel committee members on Oct. 10 not to award him the prize would "be a big insult to our country," Trump noted, "I don't want it. I want the country to get it."

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The old plan relied on voluntary contributions from other nations and much of the funding never materialized.