PrezTrump have NOBLE AIMS. The basic purpose of the board is to stop conflicts even before it begins, thru shared intelligence and critically funding.
Singapore is well known for decades as being a pragmatic country - practical, clinical and methodical, not ruled by the heart alone, but the head.
There will be MANY issues that have to be FLESHED OUT before signing on the document. USD$1 billion for permanent membership on the board is small fries to us, BUT it must be meaningful and have a lasting effect for innocent generations to come, to live in peace and stability, thus MFA did the right thing to consider carefully EVERY CLAUSE of the membership contract.
Some of the issues are:-
a) As USA is a Democracy with democratic institutions in place, WHO will be the CHAIR of the board, or will it be on a rotational basis, with common perceptions of EACH NATION whom will wish to Make Their Own Country GREAT, which may run counter to the basic aims of the board?
b) NO doubt USA is a mighty Nation, but will such a Board last for generations to come, or will it end the moment when a mortal Chairman passes on? Perhaps, as PrezTrump is the leader of a great and powerful Nation, with currently support from both political parties in Congress with Majority Republican, gets PARA-CONSTITUTIONAL support for LIFE of the Board, the way the Fed Reserve Board got it....as its aim are noble, to save Humankind, unlike the absolutely FLAWED UN and even W.H.O. of today.......
c)...and many more other issues that needs further and worthy discussions on such noble aims....
As an addendum to my earlier post, and posts from others that followed, it seems not many understands the Noble aims of the Board of Peace.
While its aims were to end the conflicts in Gaza,
it has the potential to lead Humanity to progress and evolution, TO STOP CONFLICTS EVEN BEFORE IT HAPPENS AND SAVE PRECIOUS HUMAN LIVES as well as innocent generations to come, PRAGMATICALLY, unlike the wasted ideals of the 1940s UN.
Back then, Liberals and Democratic Nations believed that after the horrifying and terrible WW2, Humankind would NEVER AGAIN STOOP to armed conflicts, BUT they did not understand Communist, Radical Islamist, Corruption and Criminal ideologies, and thus the decay of UN of today....
We Singapore will always be thankful to UN of the 1960s, even Taiwan and Israel, etc, when UN members were honest and upright, but sadly, those days are over now for the new generations as it had been infiltrated by all kinds of opportunists, great and small and sadly, worse, by bleeding hearted but naive libtards.
We Singapore are also thankful to the Brits, not just because they colonized us and limited opportunities to us, BUT they did taught us Common Laws for a Nation to progress which we learnt,
but it is FROM THE AMERICANS FOR THE ATTENTION TO DETAILS, to leave NO stone unturned and if faced with obstacles, not cry but how to overcome it thru discussions and debates to find better solutions, that made us who we are and successful.
And it will be attention to details that will need to be worked out, from signing upon such documents, to make it LASTS FOR GENERATIONS TO SAVE LIVES, such as previously listed by the insignificant nobody me, but just to add and share further perspectives, amongst many more others, to avoid present misunderstandings:-
a) For it to work, it will need a larger organization than imagined. Leaders are great to make decisions, but their minds can be further ENHANCED with better educated, experience and train minds of others to assist in the decision making process.
Thus it will need, eg-
Intelligence dept - intel officers, intel org, legal and accounting experts,
Administration dept, with legal and Constitutional checks and balances instituted and in place for fair accountability to members,
Diplomat dept such as those whom are proven good at convincing others, not wastrels jiakliaobees from some dubious Africa or India Uni, as well as
CRITICAL Enforcement dept - without LEGAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL supported military and armed enforcement officers, the org will only become a toothless org as even with the best intel and diplomats that are NOT backed up MIGHT, their efforts will only go to waste.
b) Perhaps it may be fine if PrezTrump is the Chairman, as it was his noble idea, and equally for the necessary depts to be staffed by Americans, but in terms of funding such a noble org, perhaps PrezTrump may consider contributing 50% of its tech, and 10% of its blood and treasury funds while the rest of members pick up the rest of funding in tech, tech support, blood and treasury EACH according to their share.
Money ultimately is not everything, but without money, everything becomes nothing. Most will understand there is a need to share not just money, but also pride, as the Board of Peace is an INVESTMENT, in stability and peace, not just in trade and economy, and not just for us this generation but for innocent generations to come, they, whom will be the contributors in many ways but only in peace and stability, to Humankind to fulfill our manifest destiny to the stars, rather than to hurt, harm, kill and destroy each other...