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Trump seeks to revive ‘Arab NATO’ to confront Iran
Hurriyet Daily News ^
| Jul 29, 2018
| Reuters Washington
Posted on 07/29/2018 6:48:55 AM PDT by Eddie01
Edited on 07/29/2018 10:36:18 AM PDT by Sidebar Moderator.
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The Trump administration is quietly pushing ahead with a bid to create a new security and political alliance with six Gulf Arab states, Egypt and Jordan, in part to counter Iran
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 201807; arabnato; donaldtrump; egypt; foreignpolicy; iran; iraniannukes; jordan; mesa; muslimworld; qatar; saudiarabia; trumpmiddleeast; uae
Seems like a good idea.
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posted on
07/29/2018 6:48:55 AM PDT
by
Eddie01
To: Eddie01
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posted on
07/29/2018 6:55:33 AM PDT
by
Steely Tom
([Seth Rich] == [the Democrat's John Dean])
To: Eddie01
Absolutely; Arab nations join forces against Iran.
And have no US troops, ships, or planes (or money) involved.
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posted on
07/29/2018 6:57:08 AM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: Eddie01
Iran is in dire economic straits. There is no Obama and no planes loaded with foreign hard currency cash being delivered to the mullahs. The mullahs are running out of the hard currency cash their goons and thugs demand to terrorize an increasingly agitated population. There is nothing like economic deprivation to disrupt an existing political and social order. The nihilistic, sadistic mullahs may have no choice but to start a war. Hopefully they will be the first to die.
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posted on
07/29/2018 6:57:25 AM PDT
by
allendale
(.)
To: Eddie01
This story is from the Turkish media and I wonder what role, if any, the Turkish ruler plays.
I guess the question is, who’s side is he on?
Trump is trying to get the Turkish regime to let go of a Christian missionary labeled a criminal and terrorist supporter by Erdogan’s thugs.
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posted on
07/29/2018 6:58:17 AM PDT
by
Spiridon
To: Eddie01
Yep, as iff the UN’s OIC want their dream child’s weapons aborted.
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posted on
07/29/2018 7:02:42 AM PDT
by
himno hero
(hadnuff)
To: Eddie01
Anything to do with muslim Arabs will end badly.
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posted on
07/29/2018 7:07:52 AM PDT
by
PIF
(They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
To: Eddie01
It would be incredible if there was a treaty obligation between the states to protect themselves against Iran.
It can’t be an “Arab NATO” because they aren’t near the North Atlantic. What should it be called? There are a few requirements.
1. It must be an acronym
2. The acronym must describe the security alliance of the member states.
3. Bonus if the acronym spells a word that is easily pronounced.
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posted on
07/29/2018 7:08:28 AM PDT
by
Tai_Chung
To: Tai_Chung
Sunni
Coalition
Against
Tehran
SCAT
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posted on
07/29/2018 7:19:16 AM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: Eddie01
Great. Another alliance we’ll be expected to pay for.
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posted on
07/29/2018 7:27:43 AM PDT
by
BradyLS
(DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
To: Eddie01
Bad idea, the Arabs that fight for you one day, will fight against you the next.
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posted on
07/29/2018 7:28:40 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: Eddie01
Is T.E. Lawrence still available?
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posted on
07/29/2018 7:30:16 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: Eddie01
Totally dumb idea. I thought President Trump wanted to get out of situations where we defend other countries. Those nations can pay to defend themselves, and provide their own troops. This would be worse than regime change in Egypt, Libya and Iraq was; worse than attempting to overthrow Assad. I thought President Trump was opposed to those policies.
And another thought. What would happen if NATO got into a war situation with a new alliance?
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posted on
07/29/2018 7:38:40 AM PDT
by
grania
(President Trump, stop believing the Masters of War!)
To: Eddie01
Sunni or later shitte happens.
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posted on
07/29/2018 7:55:48 AM PDT
by
spokeshave2
(WWG1WGA.....Where we go one we go all....WWG1WGA.)
To: dfwgator
Bad idea, the Arabs that fight for you one day, will fight against you the next.Indeed. Arabs have shown themselves to be untrustworthy, more often than not.
Would they unite against Israel next, or would Israel be invited to join the club?
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posted on
07/29/2018 8:13:44 AM PDT
by
Pearls Before Swine
("It's always a party when you're eating the seed corn.")
To: Eddie01
Uniting Arabs is risky.
They were split up for a reason.
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posted on
07/29/2018 10:59:00 AM PDT
by
UnwashedPeasant
(Trump is fixing the world's problems just to distract us from Russia.)
To: UnwashedPeasant
Usually they will fight each other as easily as they will fight an enemy. However Shia Iran may actually have their attention, whether they are actually capable of being effective is another issue. Usually all Arab armies are good for is killing their own people (unarmed!).
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posted on
07/29/2018 11:04:01 AM PDT
by
Reily
To: Eddie01
Two articles explaining problems with Middle East armies have problems are
Why Arabs Lose Wars,and
The Arab Mind Revisited, by Norvell B. De Atkine, Middle East Quarterly, in 1999 and 2004 respectively. These are a little dated as Arab nations are trying to modernize their armed forces, while illustrating problems Arab armies have had since the 1960's. The comments on
this thread are a interesting read.
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