Posted on 02/05/2017 6:38:10 PM PST by springwater13
The Trump administration is exploring ways to break Russia’s military and diplomatic alliance with Iran in a bid to both end the Syrian conflict and bolster the fight against Islamic State, said senior administration, European and Arab officials involved in the policy discussions.
The emerging strategy seeks to reconcile President Donald Trump’s seemingly contradictory vows to improve relations with Russian President Vladimir Putin and to aggressively challenge the military presence of Iran—one of Moscow’s most critical allies—in the Middle East, these officials say.
A senior administration official said the White House doesn’t have any illusions about Russia or see Mr. Putin as a “choir boy,” despite further conciliatory statements from Mr. Trump about the Russian leader over the weekend. But the official said that the administration doesn’t view Russia as the same existential threat that the Soviet Union posed to the U.S. during the Cold War and that Mr. Trump was committed to constraining Iran.
“If there’s a wedge to be driven between Russia and Iran, we’re willing to explore that,” the official said.
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The WSJ is as believable as the Compost and Ny Slime.
Sounds like..........Fake News !!!!!!!!!
That is fine but we will not tolerate attacking sovereign nations that have not attacked us any longer. We protect AMERICA only.;
The WSJ wants to drag it’s muddy boots all over this, to disrupt as well as it can.
Between the WP, the NYT, and the WSJ, who needs al Jazerra?
These three papers seem to be determined to undermine U.S. policy at every turn.
This disgusts me.
I don’t see why Russia is in cahoots with Iran. Muslim extremists hate Russia.
Iran has declared they will destroy the US and Israel. They are working on a nuclear bomb and the missiles to deliver them long distance. They support terrorism.
Attacking Iran and removing the government IS protecting America and any strategy short of that that works should be engaged in immediately.
If I was talking to Putin about Iran, I would tell him that snake will eventually bite him, followed with “You don’t want another Beslan.”
Sounds like a regional plan and there’s nothing wrong with the effort.
Its success is uncertain but eye wide open going in.
The adults are in charge.
Iran has NEVER said it will destroy the US. Absolutely false. Where? .I will not go to war over any other country !! Never. Let them go to war for thenselves. But klnow this. Iran , as a nation state has NEVER said it would destroy the USA .
On the other hand Saudi Arabia ( SUNMNI) has absoluely attacked the United States world trade center and the Pentagon. We should now own those bastards.
Corrected for truth.
Smart!
Current Russia is not the enemy today: Muslim terrorism is.
You should read the rants of whackminijad. Destroy the great satan means the US. I don’t want to dig this crap up, but when they have ICBMs it will be too late to believe you or me.
Iran and Russia have been tight for a long while. Caucasus region, diplomatic and economic ties. The US sanctions against Iran have driven Russia and Iran closer I suspect.
Iran is working on nuclear weapons. It is also working very hard on a delivery system to Israel, Europe, and the U.S.
You just said you don’t want to take any action against a sovereign nation that hasn’t attacked us.
Does that mean you want to give them a first strike at New York before you could be convinced it might be time to take action?
To my way of thinking, you can’t turn back time when the strike on New York comes. Then you’d wish you could go back. Well, here we are back in time to compared to that day.
I absolutely want action before Iran has nukes and a delivery system. Further, if North Korea gets those weapons perfected, they’ll be a dire threat too.
We can’t wait for these nations to be able to blackmail us.
Sometimes you have to bite the bullet and take action before others can harm you.
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