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I can also tell you that many people in the middle east are sad to see Trump leave. His strong stance on Iran and some of the new alliances and shakeups in the

by anonu 6y ago

I can also tell you that many people in the middle east are sad to see Trump leave. His strong stance on Iran and some of the new alliances and shakeups in the region regarding Israel, though possibly done through some brute force, have certainly changed the status quo, possibly for the better. Just yesterday Trump administration sanctioned Gibran Bassil, a corrupt Lebanese politician who is very close with Hezbollah. I hope Biden has the same sense to chase these guys down...

archagon 6y ago
Certainly not the Kurds.
- Helloworldboy 6y ago
  In your opinion, is it the responsibility of the US to intervene and spend american lives in every regional conflict in the middle east? Democrats hate war until it’s a republican president avoiding it, then they become hawks.
benignslime 6y ago
"don't start wars" "chase them down and assassinate them" See where your hypocrisy lies?
bosswipe 6y ago
> His strong stance on Iran In other words, you just like the side of the war that he picked.
- anonu 6y ago
  Well, you can't please everyone - you gotta pick a side. Iran's track record of spending money across the region to foment wars is quite clear... Are all sides saints in these struggles? - certainly not... But I pick the lesser of the evils...
  - bosswipe 6y ago
    As if Israel and Saudi Arabia aren't spending even more money and fomenting their own wars. The fact is that Obama's Iran deal could have been a shakeup of the middle east and led to lasting peace. With Trump's tilting everything towards Israel and Saudi Arabia I don't see any end game for Iran besides catastrophe and potentially war. Maybe the idea is to oppress Iran for decades with superior weapons and money like Israel has done to Palestine. But even if they are able to pull that off it is an evil strategy.
jeffe 6y ago
Mohammed bin Salman is certainly sad as well.

by anonu 6y ago

archagon 6y ago

Certainly not the Kurds.

Helloworldboy 6y ago
In your opinion, is it the responsibility of the US to intervene and spend american lives in every regional conflict in the middle east? Democrats hate war until it’s a republican president avoiding it, then they become hawks.

benignslime 6y ago

"don't start wars" "chase them down and assassinate them" See where your hypocrisy lies?

bosswipe 6y ago

> His strong stance on Iran In other words, you just like the side of the war that he picked.

anonu 6y ago
Well, you can't please everyone - you gotta pick a side. Iran's track record of spending money across the region to foment wars is quite clear... Are all sides saints in these struggles? - certainly not... But I pick the lesser of the evils...
- bosswipe 6y ago
  As if Israel and Saudi Arabia aren't spending even more money and fomenting their own wars. The fact is that Obama's Iran deal could have been a shakeup of the middle east and led to lasting peace. With Trump's tilting everything towards Israel and Saudi Arabia I don't see any end game for Iran besides catastrophe and potentially war. Maybe the idea is to oppress Iran for decades with superior weapons and money like Israel has done to Palestine. But even if they are able to pull that off it is an evil strategy.

jeffe 6y ago

Mohammed bin Salman is certainly sad as well.