I swear there are several posters here who drop 50+ IQ points whenever the Middle-East and Israel in particular come up.
Lets start with the obvious thing. You have no details, at all, about what "Owning Gaza" even means. For all anyone knows this is another Canada situation where he absolutely has no intent of actually owning shit and is just mentioning it because he is -trolling people-. It could also be a Panama situation where "owning" translates to making binding agreements with the government that actually controls it (Which honestly would probably be Israel at that point). Or some new bullshit. You have -no- way of knowing.
But, for the sake of argument, lets assume it becomes the next U.S. Territory.
Why, in the fuck, would someone anti-israel have a problem with the U.S. doing the -one thing- that actually permanently damages Israel's claim to fame for why they are our "Greatest Ally"? Have you put even a single bit of thought into this beyond "Grug thinks Israel bad"?
The -entire premise- for why Israel is so important on a strategic level is that it is a full staging base into the Mediterranean, Middle East, and to the Suez Canal and its accompanying waters. It is literally the -only- thing we are getting out of the so-called alliance. And having Gaza would absolutely destroy that. It completely undercuts Israel's entire claim to strategic importance. Which, at the very least, makes it -easier- to disentangle ourselves from them when a less pro-Israel politican gets control.
And don't get me started on the cost savings. The price of rebuilding Gaza -and- turning it into a naval staging base/fortress would be less than we would pay in the -medium- term for the Iron Dome defense system alone. Hamas got a 'pass' for that because of their precarious and dubious standing internationally., If someone starts firing off from anywhere else it would be a very, very different story.
