Netanyahu Is Now DESPERATE for the One Thing Trump Won't Give Him

Right, so behold, Trump's Lebanon framework, presented in all its real-world mess. It’s turned out to be less art of the deal and more like finger painting whilst blindfolded.It's a US-brokered plan that ties Israeli withdrawal to Lebanese army deployment and some supposed 'verified disarmament,' but there's no deadline anywhere. Israel even gets a say in when it's time to leave, which is a bit like letting the fox decide when the henhouse is safe.Damaged buildings, smoke drifting over southern Lebanon, and Israeli attacks continue while Israeli ministers rehearse their squatters' rights routine as if they're about to teach a class on the subjectAnd Benjamin Netanyahu, the escape artist of politics, has somehow managed to lock himself inside his own box of tricks here and swallow the key. A typical Israeli Houdini act from all blame and responsibility hasn’t quite been pulled off this time, if this was Chinese water torture, he’d currently be going blue in the face.This mistake he’s made is making staying in Lebanon part of his I’m the indispensable one, Israel cannot be safe without me routine. Therefore if he leaves, he looks weak before the upcoming election in October. If he stays, he tramples all over Trump's so-called diplomatic achievement, live on camera, like a toddler smashing a sandcastle. Which is awkward, since the man who has built his whole image on keeping the USA good flowing, being the man who can control all Presidents and can defy Washington if it steps out of line, now needs Washington to bail him out of his own mess. And Trump, always the master of dangling carrots, still hasn't given Bibi the one thing he's desperate for.