(01-14-2017 01:40 PM)Samseau Wrote: (01-14-2017 04:22 AM)Leonard D Neubache Wrote: You know you're our resident Talmudist expert and prophesier.
Is this business as usual or something bigger?
Will it seriously affect foreign policy under Trump?
I have no idea what's going on in the ME. I don't believe any of the news. Too many factions, too much foreign interference. Pure anarchy.
I do believe Israeli wants Assad out, and could care less about Christians, but is it Israeli launching missiles? I have no idea. Could be the Sauds, could be terrorists funded by the USA, who knows?
Its pretty hard for a foreigner to get any idea about the middle east and sift through all the mainstream news and fake news and etc....
I see for example some pro-Trump pundits attack CNN as pro-palestinian and i dont know whether to laugh or cry.
In terms of foreign policy i think the american politicians who get it right are Pat Buchanan and Ron Paul, for example.
The worst for me is the neocon types, who flaunt their christianity yet do not give any shit about christians.
Trump was the first leading candidate to ever mention even middle eastern christians, i think his heart is in the right place but i doubt that his ears will be. He cant be expected to know much about the details of the middle east and will be advised by neocon type people.
Ted Cruz for example is flaunted as a christian politician but he would be terrible in middle eastern politics.
But perhaps the friendship with Russia will lead to positive policies.
The conflict is always portrayed as this impossible dilemna to solve but its actually quite simple if the intentions are there, and theyre not.