Make Iran normal again.
Posted on 11/07/2024 6:17:27 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
Brian Hook, Donald Trump’s special envoy for Iran during the president-elect’s first term in office, said Thursday that his former boss has “no interest in regime change” in Tehran but does seek to isolate and weaken the Islamic Republic, and that the administration’s “deal of the century” peace plan for Israel’s conflict with the Palestinians will likely be back on the table once Trump returns to the White House in January.
Without asserting any insider knowledge, the former State Department official said that the incoming commander-in-chief’s foreign policy intentions are “hidden in plain sight,” pointing to Trump’s decisions during the first four years he was in office from 2017 to 2021.
The Republican president was hawkish on Iran, leaving the US-Iran nuclear deal and exacting a “maximum pressure” campaign of sanctions on the country. He cultivated ties with Sunni Arab states, ultimately brokering the Abraham Accords between Israel and several Muslim nations.
“President Trump understands that the chief driver of instability in today’s Middle East is the Iranian regime,” Hook said.
By contrast, Hook charged, the Biden administration has taken a “policy of appeasement and accommodation with Iran,” leading to a “failure of deterrence,” because “no one believes you have a credible threat of military force.”
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I don’t like this “deal of the century” talk, because those always seem to lead to the dreaded “two-state solution” - which needs to be dead and buried forever.
Make Iran normal again.
We have a 45 year old score to settle.
“America Held Hostage” began November 4, 1979.
That was awesome!
The full rifftrax version.
https://www.rifftrax.com/missile-x
Pretty funny insult track.
I bought it.
He sent Kushner there with a massive financial proposal to develop the region. The Palestinians didn’t take the deal. I don’t know what the other details were as far as land deals and borders, occupation, governance etc. But Egypt, Jordan, Israel and Lebanon were all to receive investment in infrastructure and trade. It did get us the Abraham accords but not a deal with the Palestinians. So no investment made anywhere.
We’re not trying to weaken Iran; we’re trying to get rid of the mullahs.
Pretty good!
Nice, interesting footage.
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