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Jan 28, 2020 • 10 tweets • 2 min read
1 - Just back from 10 days in Israel and the West Bank & I'm gonna go out on a limb here on Trump's "peace" plan:
It'll probably land somewhere between "Nothing burger" & "more harm than good" given the current situation over there & in the broader region.
2 - Team Trump might want to ask the Saudis if it can borrow the glowing orb from the 2017 summit for today's event - because a lot of folks might not remember what happens today without something like that to remember it.
Oct 25, 2019 • 15 tweets • 6 min read
1 - What do most Americans want to see in U.S. foreign policy?
They want a major change from the current course.
See the latest @amprog analysis here on key issues: Iran, Israel-Palestine & terrorism here:
americanprogress.org/issues/securit…
2 - Key conclusion from this latest round of research: between 2/3 to 3/4 of American voters support an alternative to what the Trump administration & conservative nationalists are offering.
It builds on "America Adrift" report released in May:
1- I'm finishing up a 2 week trip to the Middle East with a strong sense of foreboding & concern about even more troubles ahead on 4 key fronts: Syria, Yemen, Gaza & Jordan
2- On Syria, the tensions between Israel & Iran have escalated, as we see from the events of the past week. The key question is whether this escalation will spark a wider conflagration that draws more countries more deeply into Syria.
