Monday, October 16, 2017

Donald Trump's Middle East masterstroke

Donald Trump's Middle East masterstroke
"Why does he keep stirring the pot?" 
"He should just keep his mouth shut and do his job!"
Image result for Donald Trump's Middle East I'm sure you've heard many express these sentiments regarding Trump and his penchant for tweeting, commenting, and poking at the perpetually aggrieved left and their fellow travelers in the "Never Trump" establishment.
But while you (and the media) were distracted by the latest shiny object dangled by the president, some tectonic plate-shifting occurred in the Middle East.
Representatives of Hamas and Fatah (competing groups seeking control over the Palestinians) have met in Cairo at the invitation of Egypt's President El-Sisi to craft a governing coalition, forming a single unified Palestinian government.
While fronted by El-Sisi, the meeting was proposed and supported by Trump. 
Unlike his predecessor, who crowed "historic achievement!" every time he suggested everyone just get along, Trump wisely remained in the background, avoiding the inevitable resistance occasioned by direct U.S. involvement in the talks.
This promises to be an entirely Arab, entirely Muslim solution, palatable to the so-called "Arab street." 
It may be an agreement also acceptable to the other regional powers, who have been casting about for a non-Western counter-balance to the fanaticism of ISIS and the caliphate-builders.
How do we know this? 
As a show of good faith, Hamas just dropped a dime on the locations of ISIS cells along the Egyptian-Israeli border..."
Read on!

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