Tuesday, November 11, 2025

What an Incredibly Bad Idea

The US is planning to build a large military base in Israel on the Gaza border, according to a joint report from the Israeli investigative outlet Shomrim and the Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth. The report said that the construction of the base would cost about $500 million and would be designed to house thousands of US and international troops tasked with maintaining the Gaza ceasefire deal.

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Another view ...

www.bloomberg.com

... The US military is exploring whether to build a temporary base capable of housing 10,000 people near the Gaza Strip as part of its push for a stabilization force of troops from other countries to monitor a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.

The Navy is seeking a cost estimate from a list of pre-qualified companies for "a temporary, self-sustaining military base of operations capable of supporting 10,000 personnel and providing 10,000 square feet of office space for a period of 12 months," according to a Request for Information sent to eligible contractors and seen by Bloomberg News. ...



#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-11-11 09:40 PM

The report said that the construction of the base would cost about $500 million

Will it have a ballroom?

#2 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-11-11 09:47 PM

from a list of pre-qualified companies

Qualifications available now for a small (>$10,000,000) donation to the East Wing Renovation Project.

#3 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-11-11 09:49 PM

More from the cited article ...

... The US has already established a military outpost in southern Israel to oversee the ceasefire, known as the Civil-Military Coordination Center (CMCC), but the construction of such a large base would mark a significant escalation of the US military presence.

It would also increase the US involvement in Gaza, where Israel is regularly carrying out attacks and killing Palestinians despite the truce deal. ...


#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-11-11 10:11 PM

My first question ...

Who might benefit from the establishment of this base?

Israelis or Palestinians?

If the former, how might this be A Good Thing for a lasting peace?

If the latter, will the Palestinians finally be acknowledged to have a two-state solution?

#5 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-11-11 10:15 PM

Perpetual european mischief.

#6 | Posted by fresno500 at 2025-11-12 02:27 AM

Who might benefit from the establishment of this base?
Israelis or Palestinians?

#5 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-11-11 10:15 PM | Reply | Flag:

It's not binary. It can be both, neither, it can be both and biased.

#7 | Posted by sitzkrieg at 2025-11-12 09:22 AM

But I am pretty sure this is the blue helmets job not US troops unless they're in-helmet.

#8 | Posted by sitzkrieg at 2025-11-12 09:22 AM

Trump loves buildings. He likes the permanency, like an Ozymandias. It's his favorite kind of grift.

#9 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-11-12 10:22 AM

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