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Trump Begins To Confront The Danger Of Iran
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- ballistic missiles
- Donald Trump
- Hizbollah
- Iran
- Iran nuclear weapons deal
- Iranian air base in Syria
- Iraq
- ISIS
- Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
- Israel
- Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action
- Ken Timmerman
- Mansoor Osanloo
- Middle East war
- Netanyahu
- Obama
- Quds Force
- Rep. Liz Cheney
- Russia
- Syria
- Syrian rebels
- U.S. military
President Trump has made the right decision to take us out of the Obama nuclear weapons deal by reimposing sanctions on Iran and assembling a broad coalition to counter the totality of the regime’s malign activities. However, those “malign activities” are not things that only occur in the Middle East, Iran is conducting a war against us right here in the United States and fighting them here needs to be part of the President's new policy.
Has the War Party Hooked Trump?
On John Bolton's first day as national security adviser, Trump is being pushed to embrace a policy of Cold War confrontation with Russia and a U.S. war with Syria. Yet candidate Trump campaigned against both. The War Party that was repudiated in 2016 appears to be back in the saddle. But before he makes good on that threat of a "big price... to pay," Trump should ask his advisers what comes after the attack on Syria. Lest we forget, there was a reason Obama did not strike Syria for a previous gas attack. Americans rose up as one and said we do not want another Middle East war.
U.S. Sells Out Kurds, Reminding America Why it Should Just Stay Home
Despite working with the Kurds against ISIS, the administration has no stomach for a military game of chicken with Turkey. Which means the U.S. almost certainly would abandon the Kurds again if the Turks attack Manbij.
The Folly Of Peace Without Victory In Afghanistan
- Afghanistan
- Counterinsurgency (COIN) doctrine
- deadline
- Donald Trump
- Gen. John Nicholson
- Gen. Joseph Votel
- H.R. McMaster
- Iraq
- ISIS
- Islamists
- James Mattis
- John McCain
- NSC Principals Committee
- Obama
- peace negotiations
- Pentagon
- psyops
- Sharia supremacy
- State Department
- Syria
- Taliban
- Ummah
- War on Terror
- Western Enlightenment
The Taliban in Afghanistan and ISIS in Syria and Iraq, and its offshoots elsewhere around the world, do not desire any kind of “peace” except the peace of the Ummah – the peace of the worldwide reign of Islam.
Are We Losing The Middle East War To Iran?
If our goal is to block Iran’s aspirations in Syria, but neither the United States nor Israel has been able to stop the proliferation of Iranian bases in Syria, then it looks to us like we, and the Israelis, are losing. The question for Gen. Votel and other commanders then becomes, if we are presently losing, what’s it going to take to win?
Now Is The Time To Step Up Pressure On Iran
- Donald Trump
- Global Magnitsky Act
- Hezbollah
- Houthi
- Iran
- Iran deal
- Iranian demonstrations
- Iraq
- Islamic counter-terrorism alliance
- Israel
- Lebanon
- Middle East
- Muslim countries
- nuclear weapons
- Obama
- Saudi Arabia
- Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
- Saudi General Abdulelah al-Saleh
- Shiite
- social media
- Sunni
- Syria
- terrorism
- Yemen
January 12 is just over a week from today, but that’s plenty of time for the President to make a major policy statement in support of the Iranian people, and to put in motion the actions necessary to support them in their desire to rid themselves of the corrupt mullahs now stifling their liberty – and threatening our own national security.
Navigating the Middle East Mess Left by Obama and Bush
- Baathist regime
- China
- Donald Trump
- George W. Bush
- Hezbollah
- Houthi
- Iran
- Iran deal
- Iraq
- Islamic counter-terrorism alliance
- Islamic State
- Israel
- Kuwait
- Lebanon
- Middle East
- Muslim countries
- nuclear weapons
- Obama
- Russia
- Saddam Hussein
- Saudi Arabia
- Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
- Saudi General Abdulelah al-Saleh
- Shiite
- Sunni
- Syria
- Syrian Democratic Forces
- terrorism
- Yemen
If President Trump is serious about countering Iranian aggression and repairing the mess in the Middle East left by Obama and Bush, then steps must be taken across the region, otherwise Iran will assert political and economic dominance over the entire northern tier of the Middle East and become the Middle East’s Shi’ite superpower.
Israel and Saudi Arabia vs Iran
Whether the growing anti-Iran coalition in the Middle East will solidify into a real counterweight to a potentially nuclear armed Iran remains to be seen, but one thing is clear: The battle with Israel and Saudi Arabia on one side and Iran on the other is heating up.
Can the U.S.-Turkish Alliance Survive Erdogan’s Misrule?
- Andrew Brunson
- Ankara
- Cold War
- Cyprus
- Donald Trump
- Fethullah Gulen
- Hizmet
- Incirlik air base
- Iraq
- ISIL
- ISIS
- Islamic State
- Kurdish Democratic Union Party/People’s Protection Units (PYD/YPG)
- Kurdish separatists
- Michael Flynn
- Middle East peace
- Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen
- NATO
- oil
- Recep Tayyip Erdogan
- Reza Zarrah
- Russia
- Syria
- Turkey
- US military
- Vladimir Putin
Turkey's Islamist President and wannabe Sultan Recep Tayyip Erdogan has destroyed the pretense that Turkey and America are allies. The Trump administration now must defend America’s interests and values from Turkey.
Kurdistan Fans Mideast Flames with Independence Vote
- Afghanistan
- Baghdad
- Bob Corker
- Donald Trump
- Erbil
- H.R. McMaster
- Hezbollah
- Iran
- Iraq
- ISIS
- Israel
- Jordan
- Kirkuk
- Kurdish Independence
- Kurdish Regional Government
- Kurdistan
- Kurds
- National Security Council
- oil revenue
- President Bashar al-Assad
- Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi
- proxy war
- Recep Tayyip Erdogan
- Rex Tillerson
- Shia
- Sunni
- Syria
- Turkey
- Versailles settlement
Kurds deserve their own country, but Washington should stay out of any conflicts that result. Please tell us where you stand by taking our poll on the U.S. role in Kurdish independence.
A Free Kurdistan Is In America's Strategic Interest
- Afghanistan
- Baghdad
- Bob Corker
- Donald Trump
- Erbil
- H.R. McMaster
- Hezbollah
- Iran
- Iraq
- ISIS
- Israel
- Jordan
- Kirkuk
- Kurdish Independence
- Kurdish Regional Government
- Kurdistan
- Kurds
- National Security Council
- oil revenue
- President Bashar al-Assad
- Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi
- proxy war
- Recep Tayyip Erdogan
- Rex Tillerson
- Shia
- Sunni
- Syria
- Turkey
- Versailles settlement
An independent Kurdish state is in America’s strategic interest in our ongoing proxy war against Iran. Starting with diplomatic recognition and support we should be prepared to render whatever assistance is necessary to preserve Kurdish independence.
Interventionists leading Trump to the Rubicon
Bottom line: The U.S. goal of crushing the ISIS caliphate is almost attained. But if our victory in the war against ISIS leaves Iran in the catbird seat in Baghdad and Damascus, and its corridor from Tehran to Baghdad, Damascus and Beirut secure, is that really a victory? Do we accept that outcome, pack up and go home? Or do we leave our forces in Syria and Iraq and defy any demand from Assad to vacate his country?
Is Iran in Our Gun Sights Now?
The Ayatollah’s regime, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and the Basij militia are deeply hostile to this country. But Iran does not want war with the United States — for the best of reasons. Iran would be smashed like Iraq, and its inevitable rise, as the largest and most advanced country on the Persian Gulf, would be aborted. President Trump is key. If he does the War Party’s bidding, that will be his legacy, as the Iraq War is the legacy of George W. Bush.
The Trump Administration’s Human Rights Conundrum
Washington obviously can do little to “fix” any of these nations. But America could at least affirm the principle that governments should protect their people’s lives and dignity.
Changing Hearts and Minds to Combat Religious Persecution
U.S. officials have never felt comfortable confronting the crime of religious persecution. They have few answers to offer other than pressing unwilling governments to better protect politically unpopular minorities.
Tillerson Confirmed As Secretary Of State – Time To Clean House At Foggy Bottom
- Al Qaeda
- Ali Tabatabaei
- Anne Gearan
- Bill Clinton
- Donald Trump
- executive order
- Fifth Column
- Foreign Service officers
- Hillary Clinton
- Iran Ministry of Intelligence and Security MOIS
- Iraq
- James Clapper
- John Kerry
- Letter signees
- Libya
- Muslim immigration
- Muslim travel
- Rex Tillerson
- Sean Spicer
- Secretary of State
- Somalia
- Sudan
- Syria
- Yemen
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s first order of business at the State Department should be to eliminate the Fifth Column in his own building by showing the door to the signers of a letter criticizing President Trump’s Executive Order pausing travel from terrorist hotspots to the United States.
Kuwait Needs Economic Reform, But Democracy May Say No
Kuwait is one of the freest nations in the Persian Gulf, as well as one of America’s best friends. Yet its “liberalish” governance, as one Kuwaiti colleague described it, ironically impedes the adoption of market-oriented economic reforms necessary for the country’s prosperity.
Obama: The Arrogance of Failure
President Obama is the most unaccomplished man to ever hold the office and has been given an eight-year free pass and never held to account for his failures; while Donald J. Trump hasn't even been sworn in and is already a human pinata for the snowflake right and the radical left.
Trump Needs to Drain the Swamp at the Obama Pentagon
- China
- cyberwarfare
- Donald Trump
- foreign policy
- Gordon Trowbridge
- Hillary Clinton
- Iraq
- ISIS
- Islamism
- James Mattis
- memo
- Mira Ricardel
- national security
- national security establishment
- neoconservatives
- North Korea
- Obama
- Pentagon
- Radical Islam
- Russia
- Syria
- Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Brian McKeon
The neo-con counter to Trump’s “Make America Great Again” seems to be shaping up to be “Make Russia Evil Again.” If President-elect Trump wants to drain the swamp in DC, and formulate a new national security policy focused on winning cyberwarfare battles and eradicating ISIS and militant Islam, he should start by draining Obama’s Pentagon.
Christmas Market Massacre Proves Ignoring Muslim Warnings Will Get You Killed
- 2016 election
- al‐Zarqawi ‐ al‐Qaida's Second Generation
- Angele Merkle
- Berlin
- Christmas Market Massacre
- credible information
- Da'esh
- Donald Trump
- Europe
- Germany
- Hillary Clinton
- Iran
- Iraq
- ISIL
- ISIS
- Jordanian journalist Fouad Hussein
- Muslim army
- Muslim Brotherhood
- Muslim immigration
- Obama
- Osama Bin Laden
- Radical Islam
- Russia
- Syria
- terrorist attack
- total confrontation
- warnings
- Weihnachtsmarkt
- What al‐Qaida Really Wants
- Yassin Musharbash
Thanks in large measure to Angela Merkel, a Muslim army has successfully crossed the Mediterranean, European culture and nation-states are in full retreat, and Phase Six of the Muslim conquest of the West is well and successfully under way.