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Post by Daniel on May 19, 2017 7:04:26 GMT -5
On Mideast Policy, the Swamp Drains Trump
By Robert Spencer May 18, 2017
Speaking Friday about President Trump’s trip to the Middle East, National Security Adviser H. R. McMaster said that Trump would:
... develop a strong, respectful message that the United States and the entire civilized world expects our Muslim allies to take a strong stance against radical Islamist ideology.
Those who are aware of how badly U.S. foreign policy has run off the rails over the last fifteen years should be deeply disturbed.
The world has been waiting in vain for that decade-and-a-half for “our Muslim allies to take a strong stance against radical Islamist ideology.” McMaster’s words were a disquieting indication that the foreign policy swamp, one in the most dire need of draining, has instead turned the tables on the president.
Trump now appears set to repeat all the mistakes his last two predecessors made in dealing with the global jihad threat.
McMaster added that jihad terrorists were operating according to “an ideology that uses a perverted interpretation of religion to justify crimes against all humanity.” But Trump, on the other hand, “will call for Muslim leaders to promote a peaceful vision of Islam.”
Here we go again.
more pjmedia.com/homeland-security/2017/05/18/on-mideast-policy-the-swamp-drains-trump/
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Post by Daniel on May 22, 2017 9:37:43 GMT -5
What has changed that Israel went from ecstasy over Trump to near-mourning?
ByYaakov Katz May 19, 2017
...The truth is that Trump never really changed, since he never really had a formulated worldview to begin with.
Like most things in life, the truth is probably somewhere in the middle. Yes, Trump has an affinity for Israel, but he also has limitations like all presidents before him – the need to ensure the stability of the US’s other allies in the region and to appear fair in his handling of the conflict.
While the incident with the low-level consulate official is infuriating, it is not anything different from what Israel has been hearing from the State Department for the last 50 years. The same applies to the way National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster and press secretary Sean Spicer answered questions on Jerusalem’s status this week. Both men danced around the question, likely because their boss has yet to decide what the policy should be.
THERE IS though something deeper at play and this connects to the 50th anniversary the country will mark next week.
Even though half a century has passed since the Six Day War, Israel has yet to decide what it really wants.
read full article www.jpost.com/Opinion/Editors-notes-A-manic-depressive-Israel-492215
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