Thomas Wictor
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(1) An interview shows the Trump Doctrine in action.
Saudi general in charge of Yemen campaign speaks to euronews
- General Ahmed Assiri insists Saudi Arabia's only objective in Yemen is to "restore stability".
(2) "The agreement that we have with our friends in Washington is that we will continue to work together for the stability of the region against what terrorist groups, extremists or those countries who have ideologies that they export beyond their borders."
(3) "We need to implement the international law, respect sovereignty of countries, respect internal, domestic issues for countries and work between countries as states."
(4) In the past, the US position was to support those leaders who supported us.
NOW, the goal is to create stable nation-states and not interfere in how those nations-states deal with OTHER nation-states.
NOW, the goal is to create stable nation-states and not interfere in how those nations-states deal with OTHER nation-states.
(5) "This is once again why we work against countries who work through militias, this is the result of working with militias and we need the international community to feel this pressure."
(6) The region has a long tradition of political parties with "armed wings" or militias.
These militias ALWAYS become state-supported terrorist organizations.
These militias ALWAYS become state-supported terrorist organizations.
(7) "Assiri said Saudi Arabia will not allow Yemen to be controlled by a militia and it will not accept that another Hezbollah comes to power in Yemen."
(8) Hezbollah has 150,000 rockets aimed at Israel.
This is destabilizing.
The Trump Doctrine is about stabilization.
This is destabilizing.
The Trump Doctrine is about stabilization.
(9) In journalism, there's something called "burying the lede."
In means you don't start with the most important aspect of a story.
In means you don't start with the most important aspect of a story.
(10) I did a double-take when I read the final sentence of the article.
(11) "Assiri was with the crown prince in the states last week where they got Trump's support for the offensive against Iran, for their operation in Yemen and the rest."
(12) THERE WE GO.
"The offensive against IRAN."
"The offensive against IRAN."
(13) The Saudi defense minister and C-in-C of the Yemen operation got Trump's support for an offensive against Iran.
(14) NOW do you see why Trump signed the omnibus spending bill?
It fully funded the armed forces.
It fully funded the armed forces.
(15) And now Bolton will be the National Security Advisor.
So here's what happened: McMaster took care of North Korea. It's done.
He resigned because the US will not take a leading role in regime change in Iran.
We don't need an active-duty general for Iran.
So here's what happened: McMaster took care of North Korea. It's done.
He resigned because the US will not take a leading role in regime change in Iran.
We don't need an active-duty general for Iran.
(16) The Iranians rose up in December of 2017 and conducted "reconnaissance by protest."
They learned everything they needed to know about the security forces, AND they recruited many of the security forces.
They learned everything they needed to know about the security forces, AND they recruited many of the security forces.
(17) When the Iranians were ready, they sent multiple "Go" signals on social media.
They all said the same thing: It's time.
They all said the same thing: It's time.
(18) Trump announces that General McMaster will resign, and John Bolton will replace him.
(19) The Saudi defense minister and the Saudi commander-in-chief of the Yemen operation get Trump's approval for "the Iran offensive."
(20) Trump signs the omnibus spending bill and says that if you read if for 20 minutes, you'll see why.
Reading it for 20 minutes shows you that the military is being fully funded for the first time in years.
Reading it for 20 minutes shows you that the military is being fully funded for the first time in years.
(21) THIS is what happens when you read non-American news sources.
You learn the crucial information that allows you to put everything together.
You learn the crucial information that allows you to put everything together.
(22) Mohammed bin Salman said that moving the US embassy to Jerusalem is a "painful step."
Did you see what he left out?
"But necessary."
Did you see what he left out?
"But necessary."
(23) I've said for a long time that Qatar is only PLAYING the villain, and that the country is the key to regime change in Iran and the defeat of Hezbollah and Hamas.
Here's what General Assiri said:
Here's what General Assiri said:
(24) "On recent discussions with the United States Assiri said the issue of Qatar hadn't even been discussed with Trump because 'Qatar is not important enough'."
(25) "Anelise Borges Andrade challenged this, saying he had just spoken about the importance of stability in the region and that stability was contingent upon finding a solution with Qatar. He repeated 'the issue is not important enough for these kinds of meetings'."
(26) The issue is "not important enough" because Qatar is a double agent.
When the time comes, the mullahs and Hezbollah will find that their entire weapons systems are useless.
When the time comes, the mullahs and Hezbollah will find that their entire weapons systems are useless.
(27) This is what Trump said.
(28) Therefore I predict that the mullahs will gone by September.
The funding was needed NOW, but it won't be as crucial after September.
One last theory:
The funding was needed NOW, but it won't be as crucial after September.
One last theory:
(29) The funding is being used to TRAIN our people in the use of the new technology that the Israelis developed with funding from the Gulf Cooperation Council.
(30) Of course I could be wrong in my prediction that the mullahs will be gone by September.
We'll know soon enough...
(31) ADDENDUM: Trump made you all fixate on the border wall.
Guess what? It was a rabbit.
Guess what? It was a rabbit.
Immigration arrests spiked, illegal border crossings dropped in 2017: DHS
- Of the apprehensions, nearly 98% were along the Southwest border.
(32) Trump knew that getting funding for a wall would be VERY hard, so he had contingency plans. AS HE ALWAYS DOES.
(33) So even WITHOUT the wall, he's still making good on his promises. As you would know if you STOPPED listening to gore crows and doom criers...