Attempting to sort out the players in the Middle-East is almost an impossible task. Deception and subterfuge are simply standard tools used by regimes and groups as they advance their causes and seek to accomplish their political, religious, and military objectives. Though we don’t recall who, it was a Middle-East leader who said, effectively, that whatever appears to be going on in the Middle-East isn’t what’s really going on.
Into this menagerie of conflicting and shifting alliances, European powers and, more recently, the US have inserted themselves both in terms of financial support and in terms of military intervention. That we’ve frequently gotten it wrong comes as no surprise. Even if we do figure it out, many of the loyalties and alliances of the various actors in that region are not static, but are changing, guaranteeing that our efforts are likely to fail or backfire.
For example, while we might claim to be fighting terrorism as practiced by ISIS, we combat ISIS in one area while fighting the opponents of ISIS in another. Which means that you can almost guarantee that arm shipments are going to fall into the hands of our enemies resulting in the absurd situation of our fighting against forces that are using weapons we provided.
For example:
The US just sold $11 billion worth of patriot missile parts and Apache helicopters to Qatar, who it acknowledges is a supporter of terrorism, including a Muslim Brotherhood group with connections to Hamas.
Tell us that makes for a successful Middle-East policy. More on page two.
Jail Her Worthless A$$ !!
DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICAN GO OUTSIDE, TONIGHT, AND LOOK AT THAT FULL MOON!!!! IT SHINES IN THE MIDDLE EAST TOO!!!! Many of our “young Americans”, if the Draft is reinstated, do not know of “Shock and Awe”, “Desert Storm” or “Stormin Norman” ….. but they will know of this history if they get their asses blown away because of Crooked Hillary, obama, and Bill Clinton! I would be betting that most Americans would want to “get the hell out of the Middle East”, shut Putin down, shut Iran down, shut N. Kore down, close our borders …. and let those people fight till they all die!!!! Concentrate on the “Homeland”!!! They have been fighting for 10,000 years, we only 20 years in Middle East!!!! I think Trump would stop all this with his Policy. TO WIT: So in light of obama, TODAY, sending troops to Mosul to “retake” Mosul from ISIS, after 8 years of withdrawing troops without a plan to keep territory gained by US troops …… CAN’T YOU SEE THAT obama IS DOING THIS TO BOLSTER Crooked Hillary in the last 23 days before the election!!!! This POTUS is going to kill more of our troops and kill countless civilians in Mosul ….. can’t you see that?????? obama will do anything, anything to keep Hillary in the race!!!! http://digg.com/2016/trump-hillary-clinton-comparison https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shock_and_awe
This$#%&!@*along with obama hates America….
Hillary Clinton promise to give you everything, free health care, free tuition,free cel phone, Yes A government that is big enough to give all you want is big enough to take it all away even your life. I know some moron don’t get this.”Nothing is free” “Someone has to pay for it.” But stupid cannot understand that????
Thugette. Real smart!!! NOT!
Wake up people and see what a traitor this evil woman is!! She is making money while our brave military die!!! These weapons will be used against our people our country!!!!!! How can anyone trust her to lead us??????
So this administration does not have too follow laws they are exempted
And she. Wants. To. Open. Our. Front. Door. Go. Suck. An. Egg. Old. Woman
Nothing to see here! Did you hear the one about Donald Trump 30 years ago talking to a reporter about how Bill treats women?
That’s what Benghazi was about .