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.
Jill that’s who I chose.
I just could not bring myself to vote either way. It’s just to hard. I think the White House needs a clean slate. It’s time to change. I know all votes still require a majority vote. So even in office all the people have to pass it up to the president no matter what. Both Clinton and trump scare me a bit.
She’s a wicked woman.
I think Trump is the only one strong enough and smart enough to deal with other countries and stop the flow of terrorist muslims into our country. Don’t be scared.
D-U-H!
The Lybia debacle, causing four Americans their lives as she watched in the war room.
That’s where all our America guns are going..to the terrorists!
More of her dealings. Truly anti American.
they put their own selves in jeapordy too
President Trump
No secret here. This is why Stevens got no aid. Couldn’t have him rescued in the middle of an arms deal that would expose obama and Clinton for selling arms it Isis now could we.