One of the key concepts about Hitler’s Nazi philosophy was Lebensraum–living space.

Lebensraum was a geopolitical concept the Nazis used “to justify military domination of Central and Eastern Europe and then the USSR.” According to World History Encyclopedia, by taking lands in Eastern Europe, Germany “would gain vast new space and resources and ensure economic prosperity and autonomy for Germanic peoples.” Hitler simply annexed Austria, he took over Czechoslovakia and then invaded Poland before rolling onto Russia.

That concept of “living space” gets swept up under the rug when discussing Hitler’s attempt at a Thousand Year Reich. To sit back and call World War II one man’s redevelopment dream would be making light of the War and its subsequent atrocities. But I would say that if we looked back in time a large percentage of wars were fought over land; or were just out right land grabs, like Russia’s “special military operation” in Ukraine. Sure Russia does have some ancient civil claims to the land–but those claims would probably not stand up in court.

Modern day current events are never as simple as political pundits make them out to be. Take Trump’s reasons for bombing Iran. Prima facie the bombing of Iran and the killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei looks like justifiable homicide to Israel and the West. Iran, since the Islamic Revolution has been sticking it to the West, particularly “The Great Satin,” America. Starting in 1979 when Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini’s Islamic revolutionaries captured the US embassy in Tehran, which eventually led the toppling of the Carter Administration. Since then Iran has been funding terrorism and developing long range missiles with nuclear capabilities which makes sense for a regime change. It would be an understatement to say that diplomatic relations between the two countries have not been good. In fact some would say that some sort of quasi war has been going on for the better part of 46 years.

Iran, or as history once knew them as Persia, has tangled with some mighty empires in its past. They were one of the original players in the Middle East that included Egyptians, Summaries, Assyrians and Babylonians. They took on the Greeks, Alexander the Great, and the Romans in their day. And now a 250 year old upstart–the United States. However, the United States is not ruled by your ancient or even modern run-of-the-day leader.

Enter the real estate mogul and golf course developer Donald J. Trump. If Donald Trump knows one thing, it is a land deal when he sees one. And the number one rule in real estate is location, location, location. Location trumps all other needs. In some case in order to redevelop land it needs to be condemned. According to US Law Explained, “Condemnation is the legal process used by the government to either take private property for public use under eminent domain or to declare a property unsafe and uninhabitable due to severe code violations.” Gaza falls into all of those parameters. Those living in the condemned area do have Constitutional rights. But since Gaza is not under US jurisdiction Palestinians will have to file their complaints elsewhere.

The first phases of redevelopment have already taken place. Israel has already condemned Gaza, they have already demolition a good portion of the buildings and they have relocated the people. Trump enters into the deal and manages to get the first phase of peace agreement in place, his Board of Peace–a de facto planning council. But any good redevelopment needs money, investors and as long as Hamas and Hezbollah are in the area nobody wants to put any money into the pot.

But before any real redevelopment and any major investing can take place, Iran and its proxies need to be knocked out of the equation. Hence, the bombing of Iran and Israeli bombing of Gaza and Lebanon–the forceful eviction of squatters and other undesirables is a prerequisite.

What makes the whole bombing war contraversial is the Trump administration has not given us a real definative reason for its intentions. Sure Iran needs to be punched around–a good thrashing is in order. However, all the of the reason the Trump Administration is giving for kicking Iran’s ass are excellent reasons that nobody can really argue with. But those reasons are side show reasons. Trump’s real interest are he wants to redevelop Gaza. That area: Gaza, Lebanon and Iran are sitting on the new Silk Road. The Interchange that links Europe to the Far East.

At the New Delhi G20 Summit in 2023 the India, Middle East European Corridor (IMEC) was created. According to the Indian Express the IMEC was created “to stimulate economic development through enhanced connectivity and economic integration between Asia, the Arabian Gulf, and Europe.” This would be a modern day Silk Road.

According to Ancient Origins Unraveling the Mysteries of the Past, “The Silk Road is arguably the most famous long-distance trade route in the ancient world. This trade route connected Europe in the West with China in the East, and allowed the exchange of goods, technology, and ideas between the two civilizations.”

Depending on the route taken a variety of factors had to be dealt with along the Silk Road. The 4,000 mile route from China to Europe was a monumental task in itself. Merchants had to deal with environmental conditions, disease, political instability and bandits. As Ancient Origins states: “Although merchants could make huge profits if they succeeded in bringing their goods to their destination, it was not without risks, as certain stretches of this route were extremely dangerous.”

The re-invention of a modern day Silk Road requires that certain bandits are removed and political stability along the IMEC are dealt with before and redevelopment takes place. This global trade route requires some geopolitical redevelopment.