Keeshond

If Jared Kushner spent four hours meeting with Netanyahu and then emerged talking about the U.S. backing more military action in Gaza, Americans have every right to ask: Who exactly is making these decisions, and on whose behalf? Kushner does not hold an official position in the U.S. government. So why is he making sweeping promises about what America will support, what American taxpayers will fund and how far the United States is willing to go in another country’s war? This is exactly the kind of thing that should infuriate Americans across the political spectrum. Our government is supposed to answer to the American people, not foreign governments, political insiders or unelected power brokers with personal and family ties to the region. If Israel wants to continue waging war in Gaza, why should American taxpayers automatically be expected to bankroll it? And why are decisions involving American money, American military support and American foreign policy apparently being discussed behind closed doors without meaningful accountability to the people footing the bill? Who the hell is actually running U.S. foreign policy? Because it sure as hell doesn't feel like ordinary Americans have a seat at the table.