05-21-2017, 04:49 PM
I thought it would be nice to dedicate a thread to Trump's Foreign Policy, rather than impeachment, Ryancare, and EPA/Education cuts--starting with his speech in Riyadh today. http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/21/politics/trump-saudi-speech-transcript/
The New York Times gives a good comprehensive report.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/21/world/middleeast/trump-saudi-arabia-islam-speech.html?_r=0
“This is not a battle between different faiths, different sects or different civilizations,” Mr. Trump said. “This is a battle between barbaric criminals who seek to obliterate human life and decent people, all in the name of religion. People want to protect life and want to protect their religion. This is a battle between good and evil.”
For me, the worst moment was Trump calling out Iran as World Terror central, right after an election in which over 70% of the Iranian electorate VOTED and 57% voted for the moderate candidate. http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/05/iran-election-president-hassan-rouhani-takes-lead-170520042625946.html.
Add that to the fact he praised the Saudis for condemning Hezbollah and Hamas as terror groups. http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/229949. Looks like it might be about religion and religious sects after all.
This may be part of a jobs creating program as well, with a 110 billion plus arms contract and another 250 billion in other trade.
Back in March, Tillerson announced the lifting of Human Rights conditions on a recent arms contract to Bahrain. That could add a few hundred more jobs in the US too. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/05/20/trump-mocked-obama-for-bowing-to-a-saudi-king-and-then-he/?utm_term=.f1c14ce239da. The Saudi Deal looks to be free of these Obama-style encumbrances too. Some Israelis are complaining about the further arming of Saudi Arabia. http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/229921
More interesting--and promising--is the joint creation of, in the NYT's words, of a "Terrorist Financing Targeting Center to formalize longstanding cooperation and search for new ways to cut off sources of money for radical groups." And the Saudis, the primary and well funded Wahabist missionaries, have created a Global Center for Combating Extremist Ideology.
For followers of Fox and Newsmax, there is issue who did or did not bow, and the Melania's refusal to wear a Hijab.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/05/20/trump-mocked-obama-for-bowing-to-a-saudi-king-and-then-he/?utm_term=.f1c14ce239da
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/04/a-not-so-brief-list-of-all-the-things-president-obama-has-bowed-to/361160/
http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/21/politics/melania-trump-saudi-arabia/
Trump's itinerary is here:
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/05/19/world/middleeast/schedule-for-trump-first-trip-overseas.html
The New York Times gives a good comprehensive report.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/21/world/middleeast/trump-saudi-arabia-islam-speech.html?_r=0
“This is not a battle between different faiths, different sects or different civilizations,” Mr. Trump said. “This is a battle between barbaric criminals who seek to obliterate human life and decent people, all in the name of religion. People want to protect life and want to protect their religion. This is a battle between good and evil.”
For me, the worst moment was Trump calling out Iran as World Terror central, right after an election in which over 70% of the Iranian electorate VOTED and 57% voted for the moderate candidate. http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/05/iran-election-president-hassan-rouhani-takes-lead-170520042625946.html.
Add that to the fact he praised the Saudis for condemning Hezbollah and Hamas as terror groups. http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/229949. Looks like it might be about religion and religious sects after all.
This may be part of a jobs creating program as well, with a 110 billion plus arms contract and another 250 billion in other trade.
Back in March, Tillerson announced the lifting of Human Rights conditions on a recent arms contract to Bahrain. That could add a few hundred more jobs in the US too. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/05/20/trump-mocked-obama-for-bowing-to-a-saudi-king-and-then-he/?utm_term=.f1c14ce239da. The Saudi Deal looks to be free of these Obama-style encumbrances too. Some Israelis are complaining about the further arming of Saudi Arabia. http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/229921
More interesting--and promising--is the joint creation of, in the NYT's words, of a "Terrorist Financing Targeting Center to formalize longstanding cooperation and search for new ways to cut off sources of money for radical groups." And the Saudis, the primary and well funded Wahabist missionaries, have created a Global Center for Combating Extremist Ideology.
For followers of Fox and Newsmax, there is issue who did or did not bow, and the Melania's refusal to wear a Hijab.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/05/20/trump-mocked-obama-for-bowing-to-a-saudi-king-and-then-he/?utm_term=.f1c14ce239da
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/04/a-not-so-brief-list-of-all-the-things-president-obama-has-bowed-to/361160/
http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/21/politics/melania-trump-saudi-arabia/
Trump's itinerary is here:
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/05/19/world/middleeast/schedule-for-trump-first-trip-overseas.html
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