Posted on 02/07/2017 4:10:10 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
The US president's measure has had precisely the result he intended, giving succour to those engaged in an existential war against jihadist elements
Critics of President Trump’s temporary travel ban on seven Muslim nations should remember the Chinese proverb, “Kill the chicken and let the monkey watch.”
The much-criticized measure was a warning to the governments of the Gulf States, Turkey and Pakistan, who walk a fine line between support for Western counter-terrorism efforts and concessions to jihadists. It has had precisely the result that the White House intended, as a Dubai security official indicated on January 29. As Reuters’ Zawya.com reported:
Dubai’s deputy chief of police and public security, Lieutenant General Dhahi Khalfan Tamim, has praised US President Donald Trump’s recent decision to temporarily ban citizens from seven Muslim-majority states, saying in a series of tweets it was a ‘preventive measure’ to safeguard the country.
Kudos to President Trump for his brave decisions… they (these people) can only be dealt with through preventive measures,” he said in an Arabic-language tweet dated January 29 on his official Twitter account....
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Amen
Good analysis.
That is a keeper!
Well, they have the same policy, when did they ever take in 100s of thousands of these refugees?
Through a combination of incompetence and weakness, the Obama administration contributed materially to violence in the Middle East
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