1. "This can only end badly. It's going to play out over years, and each year will bring more casualties to every country involved." A Republican Middle East expert to me, December 10, 2017, discussing the movement of US embassy to Jerusalem.
Probably the worst thing in....
Probably the worst thing in....
2...politics was the constant "We'll move our embassy to Jerusalem" canard. Every party promised it, no one would do it. I once asked a politico why, and the answer was blunt: It makes some Americans cheer, but no one would be dumb enough to do it.
It was a lie. Always. But...
It was a lie. Always. But...
3...Trump is not smart enough to understand why this matters. To him, symbolism is reality. It's like when he said over the weekend that Iran was working to take over the Middle East. He clearly has no idea that the vast majority of the ME is Sunni, and Iran is Shiite, and the...
4...two have been engaged in a 1,000 year war. The idea that somehow minority shiites would take over majority sunni countries is absurd, and reflects utter lack of knowledge of the Middle East. There will be no Middle East peace process for a long time. We have crushed....
5....one of the most important issues between the two sides, said "That side wins this key issue, now let's discuss peace."We have recognized the third most holy site in Islam, and the central spot of prayer, as Israeli. In Islam, it is believed Jerusalem will all return...
6...to Muslim control. The USA now walks into any Mideast peace discussions with dirty hands. We have squandered our role for symbolism. It is what happens when stupid people who don't give a damn about complex international/religious issues make gut decisions based on hubris.
7...and by the way - why do we need to move the embassy to Jerusalem? Some American Jews believe it is a strong statement of US commitment to Israeli. A MUCH bigger sect - Christian fundamentalists - have the arrogant belief that this is what is needed for the Rapture. So that...
8...second group anticipates not only mass death, but billions going to hell so they can dance in the afterlife. So, I dont know what they think about the slaughters now, but they expected plenty of deaths - and hope for more.
