MOMozart
Captain49,914 posts
MOMozartCaptain49,914 posts
28 Jul 2018, 05:27#1
"WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration is quietly pushing ahead with a bid to create a new security and political alliance with six Gulf Arab states, Egypt and Jordan, in part to counter Iran’s expansion in the region, according to U.S. and Arab officials."
Seems like a damn good idea and certainly a vastly better concept than the Arab Spring which ended up being code for advancing the Muslim Brotherhood.
Just another example of how much more adult the current administration is.
28 Jul 2018, 10:02#2
“Just another example of how much more adult the current administration is.”
You just need to watch and listen to two different Secretaries of State in front of Congress, ie Hillary Clinton v Mike Pompeo. It is like a pre-schooler compared to a professor.
28 Jul 2018, 13:35#5
@SB. Don’t we have a chicken and egg situation here? Isn’t everybody involving themselves in everybody’s business? Aren’t the Arab nations trying to spread Islam with all it’s tentacles across the world?
Think about the Muslim Brotherhood who was led right into the WH by Obama. Think about the real reasons behind the ousting of Ghadafi.
Going back to the Benghazi issue. There was one question that was never answered. What was the US still doing in Benghazi after everybody pulled out? Even the UK after an attack on their embassy. They kept asking the question over and over during the hearings and never once did they get a strange answer. Not even from Hillary who was Secretary of State, at the time of the events. Everybody knew the answer but those responsible never answered the question.
28 Jul 2018, 13:53#7
Forget about locking up Hillary. It’s never going to happen. Not to her, Comey or whoever everybody wants to see behind bars. They are all just spokes in a much bigger wheel.
sharkbok
Captain23,224 posts
sharkbokCaptain23,224 posts
28 Jul 2018, 19:20#8
@Ceradyne, they are getting involved, but it does not mean that anyone else should get involved with them.
I would favour a ban on trade with them, and try to develop a replacement fuel for petrol/oil. They are a violent intolerant culture and they will argue with each other in the meantime. Rather place sanctions on them and just not trade with them, or get involved an of their issues. Hopefully, this will allow a natural resolution where their own people grow tired of their doctrine- a change for the better .
Sure any unprovoked attacks against other countries by them will be met with counterattacks.
MOMozart
Captain49,914 posts
MOMozartCaptain49,914 posts
29 Jul 2018, 05:04#10
I remain very troubled about what happened at Benghazi....now all lost in the fog of war.