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America-first diplomacy just scored a seismic victory for the West, and patriots should be cheering loud and proud. Retired General Jack Keane, speaking on Fox & Friends Weekend, captured the mood perfectly when he warned that the next phase could be decisive and suggested this breakthrough had the potential to be truly historic. Veterans and families of the kidnapped deserve credit for never stopping the fight to bring their loved ones home, and what we are watching now is the payoff of relentless American resolve.
After intense back-channel work and pressure, Hamas has agreed to release living hostages while Israel moves to free thousands of Palestinian detainees under a tightly choreographed deal. The ceasefire is holding and officials on both sides are preparing for an orderly exchange that would finally return scores of captives to their families after a long nightmare. This is the kind of hard-nosed, leverage-based diplomacy conservatives have always argued was necessary — not endless hand-wringing and appeasement.
President Trump’s personal involvement changed the calculus, and he is expected to travel to the region to stand alongside allies and witness the returns himself. A summit in Sharm El-Sheikh is set to bring regional powers together under American leadership to lock in the first phase of a durable ceasefire and to push the process forward. Let no one pretend this was luck; this was the result of clear strategy, relentless pressure, and America reasserting strength on the world stage.
Let’s be blunt: the same establishment that flailed for years and handed the Middle East to chaos now wants to take credit for anything that resembles success. The conservative movement knows better — peace through strength works, and it is President Trump’s willingness to use every tool of leverage that forced negotiations over the table. While the legacy media frets about optics, hardworking Americans understand the value of getting hostages home and stopping endless wars that bleed our resources and morale.
We must also be clear-eyed about the danger: Hamas has a long record of deceit, and the hard work will be enforcing disarmament and dismantling terror infrastructure. As Gen. Keane reminded viewers, trust but verify is not a quaint proverb — it’s a national security doctrine that must guide phase two when the real test of the deal begins. America and our allies should insist on robust verification mechanisms and be ready to act if Hamas tries to game the process.
Humanitarian assistance and prisoner swaps are already being coordinated, and aid convoys are moving to relieve a suffering civilian population while Israel secures its borders and holds bad actors accountable. The details matter — including who is released and how security guarantees are enforced — so conservatives should demand transparency and firmness from negotiators every step of the way. There is no shame in insisting that peace must be built on security first, not on hollow concessions that only incentivize future aggression.
This moment is a reminder that American leadership matters, and that bold action — not timidity — brings results for our friends and restores hope to the oppressed. Patriots should back leaders who use strength intelligently to secure victories without getting bogged down in permanent occupations or nation-building fantasies. Stand with the families coming home, demand accountability from our enemies, and support a foreign policy that puts American interests and our allies’ safety first.
