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Egypt & Jordan are emboldened to be hostile towards Israel because the US is bullying Israel too. They would change their tune if the US posture was supportive of Israeli action in Gaza.

At the same time, Egypt & Jordan are weak regimes, so their leaders have limited ability to sway 'the Arab street' towards a warmer peace. Self-preservation is top priority.

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So does the US. I mean, the Obama and Biden administrations are ridiculously bad at foreign policy, but both have delivered win after win for Iran with their spineless obsequiousness to serving the goals of Hamas and Hezbollah and the Houthis. It’s amazing how utter shit progressives are at maintaining US interests and projecting power.

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