To normalize relations with Israel that is.
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Originally posted by rogue06 View PostTo normalize relations with Israel that is.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinio...es-middle-east"It ain't necessarily so
The things that you're liable
To read in the Bible
It ain't necessarily so."
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Originally posted by Hypatia_Alexandria View Post
Israel has already made deals to normalize ties with Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Sudan, and Israeli and American officials have said other such deals are under way, though could be affected by the results of the November U.S. elections.
And given that the Democrats are considerably more well disposed toward Iran (there is a reason the mullahs avidly supported Biden after all) and haven't exactly been cordial toward Israel in recent years, everything thing could fly apart if Biden starts cozying up with the former. Then again, the Sunni run countries may become more inclined to make peace with Israel so they can focus on Iran if that took place.
As you said, we can only wait and see.
I'm always still in trouble again
"You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
"Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
"Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman
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Originally posted by rogue06 View PostThat's a point made in the article
Israel has already made deals to normalize ties with Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Sudan, and Israeli and American officials have said other such deals are under way, though could be affected by the results of the November U.S. elections.
And given that the Democrats are considerably more well disposed toward Iran (there is a reason the mullahs avidly supported Biden after all) and haven't exactly been cordial toward Israel in recent years, everything thing could fly apart if Biden starts cozying up with the former. Then again, the Sunni run countries may become more inclined to make peace with Israel so they can focus on Iran if that took place.
As you said, we can only wait and see.
Obama's foreign policy was a trainwreck. Biden will likely follow that same, violent, counterproductive path.
(sorry for stating the obvious)Last edited by Ronson; 11-24-2020, 08:24 AM.
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Originally posted by Ronson View Post
Trump's strategy was to isolate and starve Iran, like a cancer. The long-term hope being that opponents inside Iran (I understand they are simmering just beneath the surface) would eventually rise up and throw out the mullahs. But that will never happen if Biden steps in and starts handing the regime much-needed cash again, like Obama did.
Obama's foreign policy was a trainwreck. Biden will likely follow that same, violent, counterproductive path.
(sorry for stating the obvious)
I'm always still in trouble again
"You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
"Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
"Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman
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Originally posted by rogue06 View PostThat's a point made in the article
Israel has already made deals to normalize ties with Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Sudan, and Israeli and American officials have said other such deals are under way, though could be affected by the results of the November U.S. elections.
And given that the Democrats are considerably more well disposed toward Iran (there is a reason the mullahs avidly supported Biden after all) and haven't exactly been cordial toward Israel in recent years, everything thing could fly apart if Biden starts cozying up with the former. Then again, the Sunni run countries may become more inclined to make peace with Israel so they can focus on Iran if that took place.
As you said, we can only wait and see."It ain't necessarily so
The things that you're liable
To read in the Bible
It ain't necessarily so."
Sportin' Life
Porgy & Bess, DuBose Heyward, George & Ira Gershwin
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Originally posted by Hypatia_Alexandria View Post
I agree but I think it much wiser to be conciliatory towards Iran than rattle sabres. The country is a mess in many ways but given what Britain and the USA did to it, resentment runs deep.
I'm always still in trouble again
"You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
"Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
"Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman
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Originally posted by rogue06 View PostAnd yet the Iranian Green Movement (a.k.a., Persian Awakening) looked toward us for help and not Germany who Iran cozied up to when Hitler was in power.
The situation in the 1930s was also somewhat different.
However, to understand the situation then, we need to go back a little further in history and remember the British influence in that region in the late 19th century and the behaviour of Britain and Russia in the 1900s towards Iran. It is hardly surprising that both Britain and Russia would be viewed with a degree of suspicion within the country after 1919."It ain't necessarily so
The things that you're liable
To read in the Bible
It ain't necessarily so."
Sportin' Life
Porgy & Bess, DuBose Heyward, George & Ira Gershwin
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