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| U.S., Saudi Jointly Blacklist Hizbullah Official on Eve of Trump Visit |
| 2017-05-21 |
| [AnNahar] As U.S. President Donald Trump ...New York real estate developer, described by Dems as illiterate, racist, misogynistic, and what ever other unpleasant descriptions they can think of, elected by the rest of us as 45th President of the United States... prepared to head to Soddy Arabia ...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face... on Friday, Washington and Riyadh issued their first "joint terrorist designation" -- blacklisting a Hizbullah |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #6 So the trick for President Trump is to support the Saudis without caving in to them and becoming their muscle to fight their battles. Yes there is a nuanced and delicate balance there. He should also assure them the next time a 911 occurs, Mecca and Medina could be at risk. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2017-05-21 15:02 |
| #5 I have been thinking about the Saudis and their situation vis a vis the visit of President Trump and Secretary of State Tillerson. It seems to me that the Saudis are in a real bind. The oil price situation is burning them bad (of their own making), which in many ways a good thing. They are in a serious financial bind, which is not a bad thing at all for us. They realize that they need our help, so as indicated by the five star+ welcome of the US delegation. They sweetened the pot with a $110 billion arms deal. They have developed ties with Israel in similar ways to counter the Iran MM threat. So the trick for President Trump is to support the Saudis without caving in to them and becoming their muscle to fight their battles. The delicate art of the deal. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2017-05-21 14:19 |
| #4 Not their type of terrorist |
| Posted by: Regular joe 2017-05-21 14:00 |
| #3 Why wasn't he, and all other Hezbollah members, already blacklisted? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2017-05-21 11:01 |
| #2 Or sucking up to Soodies - take your pick. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2017-05-21 09:54 |
| #1 Sayyed Hashem Safieddine is head of the executive council of Hizbullah, an Iranian-backed Lebanese armed movement Trump rolling back some of the damage caused by the last admin.? |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2017-05-21 09:43 |