Posted on 02/16/2026 9:20:34 PM PST by MacNaughton
While some dubious policies linger from the Biden administration years, even some Trump administration policy steps in the Middle East — Gaza, Iran, and Syria especially — raise questions about this administration’s and its envoys’ understanding of realities of Islam, jihad, and sharia. ...
So far, so good for the Trump administration, but then:
“‘No Idea’ of Threat Posed by Afghan Parole Program, Senator Warns” by Virginia Allen at the Daily Signal, January 15, 2026
“The Trump Administration’s Delusional Gaza ‘Master Plan’” by Khaled Abu Toameh at the Gatestone Institute, February 3, 2026
At the recent annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, Jared Kushner presented a “New Gaza” master plan that skips straight away to a post-war vision, without ever explaining how luxury skyscrapers, a port, an airport, and more will get HAMAS to disarm and give up control in Gaza.
“Who’s Going to Pay $30 Billion to ‘Build’ 180 Skyscrapers in Gaza?” by Daniel Greenfield at Jihad Watch, February 1, 2026
Even aside from questions about HAMAS’ continuing rule over large parts of Gaza is the question of who’s going to be willing to sink billions of dollars into reconstruction there.
“Is Trump Being Bamboozled?: Islamic State Terrorists Threaten Comeback Thanks to His Support for Syria’s Islamist Leader” by Con Coughlin at the Gatestone Institute, February 1, 2026
Trump support for Syria’s jihadi ruler, Ahmed al-Sharaa, seems to forget all about his terrorist past, linked to both al-Qa’eda and the Islamic State. The ongoing slaughter of Syrian minorities — Alawites, Christians, Druze, Kurds — and the abandonment of U.S. former allies among the Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) — should be raising serious concerns about that policy — but are they?
“Why Are We Following Qatar’s Foreign Policy on Iran?” by Daniel Greenfield at the Gatestone Institute, January 27, 2026
(Excerpt) Read more at gatesofvienna.net ...
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The business in Syria seems to be raising even more concerns, e.g., Turkish alliance to take out the Kurds - our former allies.
Of course we are all waiting to see what will happen in Iran.
The Democrats’ “Islam policy” of laundering billions of dollars through Moslem invaders was so much more coherent.
Trump’s Islam policy is the main reason I voted for him. I was hoping that he would stop the Muzzie from bringing their “middle eastern” bovine scatology here to our home. America wasn’t designed for those primitive savages.
An excellent point. In sailboat racing, "maneuvering relative to another vessel" well is what helps win races. President Trump is "maneuvering" in a world with many Muslim nations, as one sees in the UN bloc. Sometimes to be "coherent" in the long run requires a bit of incoherence in the short term.
The "trumpgangster.jpg" on the Gates of Vienna page is itself an editorial by Clare Lopez. The editor for the page writes: "Editor's Note — There are a lot of cross-currents and personalities, but no true North Star in Trump Islam's policy. Not good."
Yup. There are "lot of cross-currents and personalities" in the Trump-Vance administration and that's fine, because there are "lot of cross-currents and personalities" in the whole Muslim world. Keep 'em guessing.
You guys have to move five steps ahead of where you are now. That’s when you’ll be where Trump is.
Of course, you still won’t be able to predict what Trump will do. Remember what he told you?
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