Posted on 05/22/2017 7:23:14 PM PDT by SMGFan
President Trump's major speech in Saudi Arabia has garnered some praise from commentators relieved that he did not explicitly insult the assembled Islamic leaders. A great speech befitting an American President, however, it was not. In fact, it was an invitation to crack down on their opposition by claiming they are terrorists. It said nothing of American values, aside from our need for security from terrorists.
Trump's solution to terrorism was as simplistic as the phrase he repeated: "Drive them out." The more sophisticated Arab and other Islamic leaders in the assembly no doubt thought as they listened, "If only it were that easy." They would have reflected on the practical problems with which they have dealt for decades: the attractiveness of the terrorists' message to young and disaffected youth, the difficulty of creating an alternative path, the high unemployment of young men, and the lack of a counter ideology to that of Daesh (ISIS) and Al Qaeda.
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Trump’s speech in Riyadh was impressive but we do not know how many in his muslim audience agreed with its contents.
Trumps speech in Riyadh was impressive but we do not know how many in his muslim audience agreed with its contents.
Tough shat.
Trump’s speech in Riyadh was impressive but we do not know how many in his muslim audience agreed with its contents.
Brilliant insight.
The author needs to touch the glowing globe.
NY DAily News is one of the more left wing tabloids. They hate anything to do with GOP, conservatives or trump. They have no credibility.
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They just need a job program. Celebrate diversity.
No matter how Trump phrases it, the Arab leaders will kill extremists like they used to do in Syria, Libya and Egypt.
Trump’s speech was directed at the Muslim world — the ball is in their court. The West now awaits a proper response from the Muslim world so it can all make preparations for future action and can evaluate the efficacy of Trump’s visit to Saudi Arabia? What the West deserves to know: Was Trump’s olive branch of peace, friendship and cooperation accepted by the Muslim world or can we expect their animosity toward us?(especially in view of the recent terrorist events in Manchester)
Hey Muslims — stand up and make an account of yourselves!! The West awaits your answer.
That’s a dumb response on your part. Don’t you want to know what the Muslim response is to Trump’s speech? How else can we make progress in this world unless we listen to what the opposition has to say? That is how proper communication takes place between two conversants.
Besides, our POTUS deserves an answer from the Muslim world after his speech to them.(How else will he know if the weapons that he sold to the Saudis will not fall in the wrong muslim hands, to be used against us in the future?)
Apologists like this commentator need to be injured.
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