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I think there was more to this than just pointlessness. Say, you want to have a meeting with specific leaders, but you know that bringing them in will get out, and folks may be able to figure out what you're up to based on who you bring in for the meeting.
So, you bring every leader in for a pointless meeting publicly, while then having a secret meeting afterwards with the actual leaders you wanted to talk with.
Who they actually wanted to talk to, i don't know, but my guess it was the leaders stationed in the Middle East, based on all the ships we've been sending to the region, as well as Trump's ultimatum to Hamas, and the recently announced plan to turn Gaza over to Tony Blair. I have a strong feeling Trump is sending American troops in to help Israel take over Gaza entirely.
Why hide that though? Who would stop America from invading Gaza? The kind of subterfuge you are suggesting would be more likely before an invasion of say Europe, China, or Russia. Or a coup.
Because, militarily, you never want to give away information you don't need to. If Hamas could find out which generals, admirals, and other leaders they were having come to Washington for meetings, it would tell them what forces to expect, and they could plan a resistance, as ineffectual as it would probably be.
But, it could cause more US casualties, which might cause more unhappiness in America, as Americans don't like it when American soldiers die in pointless wars. Remember, Trump ran as the man who would get the country out of pointless wars, so the more deaths from this pointless war, the more complaints from his political base.
Fair points. Still seems too big brain for his current single chromosome admin, but there's always the heritage foundation to think of.