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========== The OTHER half of the deal! You knew there must be something more to it - https://www.timesofisrael.com/reported-deal-to-sell-uae-f-35-jets-edges-in-on-us-promise-of-israeli-dominance/ Evidently the Israelis thought they'd gotten something for nothing from Trump. == topic mideast ===== impact 48 impactrate 0 likeimpress 8 negative 0 posted 2020-08-19 ratio 2 react 16 reactrate 0 shares 4 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 4 title The OTHER half of the deal! topic mideast wordrate 0 words 30 ID 1217872905223893 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1217872905223893 audclicks 4 audreach 3 engaged 11 impress 38 likeclickusers 10 likeimpress 8 likeuimpress 35 likeusers 8 likeuusers 35 matchedlinkclicks 1 matchedotherclicks 3 oimpress 38 oreach 36 posted "08/19/2020 12:36:58 PM" postlinkclicks 1 postotherclicks 2 reach 36 sharesimpress 4 sharesusers 4 type Link ========== "suspend its plans to annex part of the West Bank" "suspend" as in temporarily put on hold, to be resumed later when Netanyahu has a stronger hand? Why not "permanently renounce"? https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-announces-historic-peace-agreement-between-israel-and-united-arab-emirates/2020/08/13/363f3c54-dd76-11ea-8051-d5f887d73381_story.html The UAE sheiks need all the allies they can get. They are in everybody's sights - and they have a REAL guest-worker problem. == topic mideast ===== comments 1 impact 23 impactrate 0 likeimpress 2 negative 0 posted 2020-08-13 ratio 5 react 4 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 1 title "suspend its plans to annex part of the West topic mideast wordrate 0 words 57 ID 1212923622385488 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1212923622385488 audclicks 1 audreach 1 commentsimpress 1 commentsusers 1 engaged 2 impress 25 likeclickusers 2 likeimpress 2 likeuimpress 20 likeusers 2 likeuusers 20 matchedotherclicks 1 oimpress 25 oreach 23 posted "08/13/2020 09:13:06 AM" postotherclicks 1 reach 23 type Link ========== Some foreign leaders think a second Trump term is to their advantage. Not the Ayatollah! https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/01/world/asia/iran-khamenei-us-sanctions.html == topic mideast ===== comments 1 impact 9 impactrate 0 likeimpress 2 negative 0 posted 2020-08-03 ratio 4 react 5 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 2 title Some foreign leaders think a second Trump term is to topic mideast wordrate 0 words 18 ID 1205588493119001 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1205588493119001 audclicks 2 audreach 2 commentsimpress 1 commentsusers 1 engaged 3 impress 23 likeclickusers 3 likeimpress 2 likeuimpress 19 likeusers 2 likeuusers 18 matchedotherclicks 2 oimpress 23 oreach 20 posted "08/03/2020 10:15:00 PM" postotherclicks 2 reach 20 type Link ========== Libya and the future of NATO Trump has never shown much interest in NATO. Its other members need to decide what to do about Turkey. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/24/opinion/Turkey-libya-russia.html It would be pretty hard to prove that Libya is better off without Qaddafi. Overthrowing a dictator is only good if something better follows. == topic mideast ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2020-07-24 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Libya and the future of NATO topic mideast wordrate 0 words 52 ID 1198081100536407 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1198081100536407 impress 10 likeuimpress 5 likeuusers 5 oimpress 10 oreach 6 posted "07/24/2020 10:05:35 PM" reach 6 type Link ========== Republican donors aren't the only ones hedging their bets - https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/the-trump-presidency-has-been-great-for-netanyahu-but-he-sees-biden-on-the-horizon/2020/07/19/67410e90-c773-11ea-b037-f9711f89ee46_story.html == topic mideast ===== impact 1 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2020-07-20 ratio 15 react 1 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 1 title Republican donors aren't the only ones hedging their bets - topic mideast wordrate 0 words 13 ID 1194753874202463 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1194753874202463 audclicks 1 audreach 1 engaged 1 impress 19 likeclickusers 1 likeuimpress 15 likeuusers 14 matchedlinkclicks 1 oimpress 19 oreach 15 posted "07/20/2020 11:05:32 AM" postlinkclicks 1 reach 15 type Link ========== Filling the vacuum of Trumpist withdrawal China and Iran - rebuilding the Silk Road https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/11/world/asia/china-iran-trade-military-deal.html Russia and Taliban - the Taliban threw the Russians out before, but they're willing to overlook that now https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/13/world/asia/russia-taliban-afghanistan.html In a way, it's an endorsement of Trumpist foreign policy - all transactional, with no regrets for the past nor hope for the future. == topic mideast ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2020-07-13 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Filling the vacuum of Trumpist withdrawal topic mideast wordrate 0 words 59 ID 1189306888080495 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1189306888080495 impress 17 likeuimpress 13 likeuusers 11 oimpress 17 oreach 13 posted "07/13/2020 07:08:02 AM" reach 13 type Link ========== No peace in Afghanistan After the Taliban win, they will start fighting among themselves over what the victory means. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2020/07/12/afghanistan-taliban-territory-peace-deal/ == topic mideast ===== impact 2 impactrate 0 likeimpress 1 negative 0 posted 2020-07-12 ratio 32 react 1 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title No peace in Afghanistan topic mideast wordrate 0 words 22 ID 1189001571444360 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1189001571444360 engaged 1 impress 39 likeclickusers 1 likeimpress 1 likeuimpress 34 likeusers 1 likeuusers 30 oimpress 39 oreach 32 posted "07/12/2020 09:47:38 PM" reach 32 type Link ========== How to slip into ANOTHER land war in Asia Trump would certainly love a distraction. So, perhaps, would SOME of the Iranian leadership. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/10/world/middleeast/iran-nuclear-trump.html Can Trump see that Israel's strategic interests in the Middle East do not always coincide with ours? == topic mideast ===== impact 9 impactrate 0 likeimpress 1 negative 0 posted 2020-07-10 ratio 12 react 2 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 1 title How to slip into ANOTHER land war in Asia topic mideast wordrate 0 words 43 ID 1187241178287066 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1187241178287066 audclicks 1 audreach 1 engaged 2 impress 28 likeclickusers 2 likeimpress 1 likeuimpress 24 likeusers 1 likeuusers 23 matchedotherclicks 1 oimpress 28 oreach 24 posted "07/10/2020 11:54:34 AM" postotherclicks 1 reach 24 type Link ========== What should be done about Syria? What is even possible? It's bad to stay, it's bad to leave, but wobbling is worst of all. Wobbling doesn't throw our enemies off balance, it throws us off balance. Like that other graveyard of empires, Afghanistam, there is no path to Syria being a positive for anybody in the American election. But the American election is a positive for the Syrian leadership, an opportunity to act unfettered. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/06/24/most-tragic-story-john-boltons-book/ == topic mideast ===== hide 1 impact 8 impactrate 0 negative 1 posted 2020-06-24 ratio 15 react 1 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title What should be done about Syria? What is even possible? topic mideast wordrate 0 words 77 ID 1174930529518131 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1174930529518131 hideclicks 1 hideclicksusers 1 impress 19 likeuimpress 15 likeuusers 14 negclicks 1 negusers 1 oimpress 19 oreach 15 posted "06/24/2020 04:01:03 PM" reach 15 type Link ========== While the world is preoccupied, Trump and Netanyahu plan to please their bases. https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/israel-annexation-west-bank-settlements-yousef-otaiba-20200616.html == topic mideast ===== comments 1 hide 1 impact 34 impactrate 0 likeimpress 12 negative 1 posted 2020-06-22 ratio 2 react 21 reactrate 0 shares 3 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 4 title While the world is preoccupied, Trump and Netanyahu plan topic mideast wordrate 0 words 16 ID 1173534786324372 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1173534786324372 audclicks 4 audreach 3 commentsimpress 1 commentsusers 1 engaged 13 hideclicks 1 hideclicksusers 1 impress 60 likeclickusers 7 likeimpress 12 likeuimpress 46 likeusers 11 likeuusers 40 matchedlinkclicks 1 matchedotherclicks 3 negclicks 1 negusers 1 oimpress 60 oreach 50 posted "06/22/2020 09:43:08 PM" postlinkclicks 1 postotherclicks 2 reach 50 sharesimpress 3 sharesusers 3 type Link ========== Trump wants the boys home before the election! In the long run, it might be no worse than other options, but broadcasting a specific withdrawal date will certainly harden the Taliban against any further concessions to the central government. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/26/world/asia/afghanistan-troop-withdrawal-election-day.html "Declare victory and get out" was about the only option left in Vietnam, and since then most Americans have reconciled themselves to the Vietnamese government and Vietnamese manufactures. But will there ever be anything worth reconciling with in Afghanistan after we leave? == topic mideast ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2020-05-28 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Trump wants the boys home before the election! topic mideast wordrate 0 words 84 ID 1154037748274076 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1154037748274076 impress 18 likeuimpress 13 likeuusers 11 oimpress 18 oreach 12 posted "05/28/2020 01:13:23 PM" reach 12 type Link ========== Time is running out for Netanyahu He has to get the annexation done while Trump can still protect him. https://apnews.com/1e6ac8b86182ad69519d5ad5d4e27fab == topic mideast ===== comments 4 hide 1 impact 46 impactrate 0 likeimpress 10 negative 1 posted 2020-05-27 ratio 2 react 21 reactrate 0 shares 2 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 4 title Time is running out for Netanyahu topic mideast wordrate 0 words 22 ID 1153102555034262 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1153102555034262 audclicks 4 audreach 4 commentsimpress 4 commentsusers 3 engaged 14 hideclicks 1 hideclicksusers 1 impress 68 likeclickusers 11 likeimpress 10 likeuimpress 54 likeusers 10 likeuusers 52 matchedlinkclicks 2 matchedotherclicks 2 negclicks 1 negusers 1 oimpress 68 oreach 61 posted "05/27/2020 07:55:14 AM" postlinkclicks 2 postotherclicks 2 reach 61 sharesimpress 2 sharesusers 2 type Link ========== Another tombstone in the graveyard of empires Another foreign invader gives up and goes home, with nothing to show for its blood and treasure. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/26/world/asia/taliban-afghanistan-war.html As for those Afghans who shared American ideals, their future is particularly bleak. Trump won't let them into the US and the Taliban have no use for them except target practice. The base of Taliban support is rural men with little formal education but excellent marksmanship and courage. Sound familiar? == topic mideast ===== impact 54 impactrate 0 likeimpress 2 negative 0 posted 2020-05-26 ratio 3 react 7 reactrate 0 shares 1 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 4 title Another tombstone in the graveyard of empires topic mideast wordrate 0 words 77 ID 1152486461762538 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1152486461762538 audclicks 4 audreach 2 engaged 4 impress 31 likeclickusers 4 likeimpress 2 likeuimpress 27 likeusers 2 likeuusers 25 matchedlinkclicks 1 matchedotherclicks 3 oimpress 31 oreach 26 posted "05/26/2020 12:12:31 PM" postlinkclicks 1 postotherclicks 2 reach 26 sharesimpress 1 sharesusers 1 type Link ========== Looking to change the topic or even be a real wartime president? https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-instructs-the-navy-to-shoot-down-and-destroy-iranian-gunboats-that-harass-us-ships/2020/04/22/8db924c6-8499-11ea-ae26-989cfce1c7c7_story.html Trump's threats might have been mostly meant for domestic consumption. Iran responded in kind - https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/top-iranian-general-warns-us-against-dangerous-behavior-in-persian-gulf-after-trump-threat/2020/04/23/659b44c0-8551-11ea-81a3-9690c9881111_story.html == topic mideast ===== comments 2 impact 111 impactrate 0 likeimpress 22 negative 0 posted 2020-04-22 ratio 2 react 37 reactrate 0 shares 2 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 11 title Looking to change the topic or even be a real wartime topic mideast wordrate 0 words 30 ID 1126584007686117 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1126584007686117 audclicks 11 audreach 8 commentsimpress 2 commentsusers 2 engaged 25 impress 119 likeclickusers 24 likeimpress 22 likeuimpress 110 likeusers 21 likeuusers 101 matchedlinkclicks 1 matchedotherclicks 10 oimpress 119 oreach 106 posted "04/22/2020 09:03:29 AM" postlinkclicks 1 postotherclicks 7 reach 106 sharesimpress 2 sharesusers 2 type Link ========== All for nought. Just like Vietnam. We learned once again that America is NOT willing to go any place, pay any price. We should be so lucky to have an Afghan outcome no worse than Vietnam. But it seems unlikely. We can withdraw but we can't escape. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/24/world/asia/afghanistan-us-aid-cut.html == topic mideast ===== impact 10 impactrate 0 likeimpress 1 negative 0 posted 2020-03-25 ratio 7 react 2 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 1 title All for nought. Just like Vietnam. topic mideast wordrate 0 words 50 ID 1105225726488612 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1105225726488612 audclicks 1 audreach 1 engaged 2 impress 23 likeclickusers 2 likeimpress 1 likeuimpress 13 likeusers 1 likeuusers 13 matchedotherclicks 1 oimpress 23 oreach 15 posted "03/25/2020 02:55:06 PM" postotherclicks 1 reach 15 type Link ========== All unfolding according to plan. Putin's plan? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/trumps-embrace-of-mohammed-bin-salman-is-now-costing-him-dearly/2020/03/15/e9c0fcca-6474-11ea-845d-e35b0234b136_story.html == topic mideast ===== impact 3 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2020-03-15 ratio 6 react 3 reactrate 0 shares 1 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 2 title All unfolding according to plan. Putin's plan? topic mideast wordrate 0 words 10 ID 1097527727258412 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1097527727258412 audclicks 2 audreach 2 engaged 2 impress 24 likeclickusers 2 likeuimpress 16 likeuusers 16 matchedlinkclicks 1 matchedotherclicks 1 oimpress 24 oreach 18 posted "03/15/2020 07:59:45 PM" postlinkclicks 1 postotherclicks 1 reach 18 sharesimpress 1 sharesusers 1 type Link ========== Score one for Iranian intelligence. It will be harder to recruit people to work with American intelligence. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/04/us/politics/mariam-thompson-iran-spying.html Life will be very hard for the agents she betrayed. == topic mideast ===== impact 18 impactrate 0 likeimpress 5 negative 0 posted 2020-03-08 ratio 5 react 6 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 1 title Score one for Iranian intelligence. topic mideast wordrate 0 words 30 ID 1092304281114090 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1092304281114090 audclicks 1 audreach 1 engaged 6 impress 35 likeclickusers 6 likeimpress 5 likeuimpress 31 likeusers 5 likeuusers 31 matchedlinkclicks 1 oimpress 35 oreach 32 posted "03/08/2020 03:14:16 PM" postlinkclicks 1 reach 32 type Link ========== The Afghanistan settlement - a victory for Pakistan against India. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/05/world/asia/afghanistan-pakistan-peace.html But can they keep it? All questions in the Middle East seem to eventually come down either to Kashmir or Israel/Palestine. In this case, Kashmir is the perpetual thorn in everybody's side. == topic mideast ===== impact 9 impactrate 0 likeimpress 1 negative 0 posted 2020-03-05 ratio 10 react 2 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 1 title The Afghanistan settlement - a victory for Pakistan topic mideast wordrate 0 words 45 ID 1090218517989333 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1090218517989333 audclicks 1 audreach 1 engaged 1 impress 25 likeclickusers 1 likeimpress 1 likeuimpress 20 likeusers 1 likeuusers 20 matchedotherclicks 1 oimpress 25 oreach 21 posted "03/05/2020 08:00:34 PM" postotherclicks 1 reach 21 type Link ========== Pots simmering on the back of the stove, out of sight and mind. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/how-instability-in-the-middle-east-could-affect-trumps-reelection-bid/2020/03/03/9c9e7ee4-5d86-11ea-9055-5fa12981bbbf_story.html They might boil over just before the election - perhaps coinciding with a coronavirus-triggered recession. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/there-definitely-wont-be-a-two-state-solution-if-netanyahu-wins-reelection/2019/09/15/a28bd1a6-d566-11e9-9343-40db57cf6abd_story.html == topic mideast ===== impact 3 impactrate 0 likeimpress 1 negative 0 posted 2020-03-03 ratio 21 react 1 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Pots simmering on the back of the stove, out of sight topic mideast wordrate 0 words 31 ID 1088787978132387 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1088787978132387 engaged 1 impress 24 likeclickusers 1 likeimpress 1 likeuimpress 20 likeusers 1 likeuusers 20 oimpress 24 oreach 21 posted "03/03/2020 10:57:23 PM" reach 21 type Link ========== Is AIPAC emulating NRA by becoming strictly Netanyahu/Republican? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/03/02/bernie-sanders-called-aipac-platform-bigotry-group-is-proving-his-point/ == topic mideast ===== impact 12 impactrate 0 likeimpress 5 negative 0 posted 2020-03-02 ratio 3 react 11 reactrate 0 shares 1 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 5 title Is AIPAC emulating NRA by becoming strictly topic mideast wordrate 0 words 11 ID 1087935104884341 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1087935104884341 audclicks 5 audreach 3 engaged 5 impress 37 likeclickusers 5 likeimpress 5 likeuimpress 33 likeusers 5 likeuusers 33 matchedlinkclicks 1 matchedotherclicks 4 oimpress 37 oreach 34 posted "03/02/2020 06:48:40 PM" postlinkclicks 1 postotherclicks 3 reach 34 sharesimpress 1 sharesusers 1 type Link ========== No withdrawal from the Middle East without withdrawal from Israel. Here's the argument for that - https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trump-is-only-interested-in-foreign-leaders-who-can-be-bought-like-netanyahu/2020/02/28/6384c8ca-5a6b-11ea-9000-f3cffee23036_story.html == Given his general preference for corrupt autocrats, what's Trump's beef with Castro or Maduro? It seems that opposing those two polls really well with rich Cuban-American donors at Mar-a-Lago and the rest of Florida. And it only takes 537 votes to flip Florida! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000_United_States_presidential_election_in_Florida == topic mideast ===== impact 95 impactrate 0 likeimpress 4 negative 0 posted 2020-03-02 ratio 2 react 15 reactrate 0 shares 3 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 8 title No withdrawal from the Middle East without withdrawal topic mideast wordrate 0 words 63 ID 1087834988227686 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1087834988227686 audclicks 8 audreach 2 engaged 7 impress 46 likeclickusers 7 likeimpress 4 likeuimpress 35 likeusers 4 likeuusers 35 matchedotherclicks 8 oimpress 46 oreach 43 posted "03/02/2020 03:09:36 PM" postotherclicks 2 reach 43 sharesimpress 3 sharesusers 3 type Link ========== The graveyard of empires strikes back! https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/29/world/asia/trump-taliban.html South Vietnam collapsed two years after the US pulled out. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/what-trumps-afghanistan-plan-has-in-common-with-nixons-paris-peace-accord/2020/03/02/fac1b1f4-57f4-11ea-ab68-101ecfec2532_story.html == topic mideast ===== impact 2 impactrate 0 likeimpress 1 negative 0 posted 2020-03-02 ratio 21 react 1 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title The graveyard of empires strikes back! topic mideast wordrate 0 words 19 ID 1087718568239328 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1087718568239328 engaged 1 impress 26 likeclickusers 1 likeimpress 1 likeuimpress 21 likeusers 1 likeuusers 19 oimpress 26 oreach 21 posted "03/02/2020 10:58:55 AM" reach 21 type Link ========== Israel - growing up to be LA or NY? What's the greatest problem facing Israel? It's not terrorism - it's a dysfunctional political system. Sound familiar? https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/01/world/middleeast/israel-election-issues.html == topic mideast ===== impact 23 impactrate 0 likeimpress 4 negative 0 posted 2020-03-02 ratio 4 react 8 reactrate 0 shares 1 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 3 title Israel - growing up to be LA or NY? topic mideast wordrate 0 words 29 ID 1087715484906303 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1087715484906303 audclicks 3 audreach 3 engaged 4 impress 35 likeclickusers 4 likeimpress 4 likeuimpress 30 likeusers 4 likeuusers 30 matchedlinkclicks 1 matchedotherclicks 2 oimpress 35 oreach 32 posted "03/02/2020 10:53:18 AM" postlinkclicks 1 postotherclicks 2 reach 32 sharesimpress 1 sharesusers 1 type Link ========== The suffering of the Syrian people will soon be over. Will Trump take credit? Everybody opposed to Assad will be dead, thanks to Russian intervention. No country wants more Syrian refugees. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/26/world/middleeast/syria-idlib-refugees.html But Turkey threatens to flood Europe with them. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/28/world/europe/turkey-syria-russia.html == topic mideast ===== comments 2 impact 500 impactrate 0 likeimpress 89 negative 0 posted 2020-02-28 ratio 1 react 119 reactrate 0 shares 10 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 18 title The suffering of the Syrian people will soon be over. topic mideast wordrate 0 words 42 ID 1085481305129721 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1085481305129721 audclicks 18 audreach 14 commentsimpress 2 commentsusers 2 engaged 94 impress 160 likeclickusers 44 likeimpress 89 likeuimpress 139 likeusers 85 likeuusers 139 matchedlinkclicks 4 matchedotherclicks 14 oimpress 160 oreach 155 posted "02/28/2020 09:38:09 AM" postlinkclicks 4 postotherclicks 10 reach 155 sharesimpress 10 sharesusers 10 type Link ========== Not taking sides is taking a side. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/27/world/middleeast/trump-syria-russia-libya.html == topic mideast ===== impact 3 impactrate 0 likeimpress 2 negative 0 posted 2020-02-27 ratio 7 react 3 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 1 title Not taking sides is taking a side. topic mideast wordrate 0 words 10 ID 1085008348510350 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1085008348510350 audclicks 1 audreach 1 engaged 2 impress 27 likeclickusers 2 likeimpress 2 likeuimpress 21 likeusers 2 likeuusers 21 matchedotherclicks 1 oimpress 27 oreach 23 posted "02/27/2020 06:30:11 PM" postotherclicks 1 reach 23 type Link ========== Putin has figured out how to get Trump out of Syria for good. And probably the rest of the middle east as well. The Russians are mending relations with Israel, too. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/14/world/middleeast/russia-northeast-syria.html == topic mideast ===== impact 34 impactrate 0 likeimpress 4 negative 0 posted 2020-02-14 ratio 6 react 10 reactrate 0 shares 1 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 5 title Putin has figured out how to get Trump out of Syria topic mideast wordrate 0 words 34 ID 1075064956171356 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1075064956171356 audclicks 5 audreach 4 engaged 8 impress 72 likeclickusers 8 likeimpress 4 likeuimpress 58 likeusers 4 likeuusers 58 matchedlinkclicks 4 matchedotherclicks 1 oimpress 72 oreach 67 posted "02/14/2020 04:28:46 PM" postlinkclicks 4 postotherclicks 1 reach 67 sharesimpress 1 sharesusers 1 type Link ========== Can Holy Land conflict be re-configured? Since a final solution is not feasible, what incremental progress is possible? https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/29/opinion/Israel-Peace-Plan-Trump.html http://www.political-scrapbook.net/controversial.html#israel == topic mideast ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2020-01-29 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Can Holy Land conflict be re-configured? topic mideast wordrate 0 words 21 ID 1063252770685908 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1063252770685908 impress 12 likeuimpress 8 likeuusers 8 oimpress 12 oreach 9 posted "01/29/2020 10:02:21 PM" reach 9 type Link ========== A plan for peace - peaceful re-election of Netanyahu and Trump. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/27/world/middleeast/trump-netanyahu-gantz-israel-palestinians-peace.html No peace for Palestinians means no peace for Israel means no peace for America. http://www.political-scrapbook.net/controversial.html#israel Iran will be delighted. And Turkey, Russia, and China. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/01/27/us-withdrawal-middle-east-is-costly-mirage/ == topic mideast ===== impact 56 impactrate 0 likeimpress 9 negative 0 posted 2020-01-28 ratio 2 react 15 reactrate 0 shares 1 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 5 title A plan for peace - topic mideast wordrate 0 words 37 ID 1062090460802139 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1062090460802139 audclicks 5 audreach 2 engaged 9 impress 45 likeclickusers 8 likeimpress 9 likeuimpress 41 likeusers 9 likeuusers 41 matchedotherclicks 5 oimpress 45 oreach 43 posted "01/28/2020 06:45:45 AM" postotherclicks 2 reach 43 sharesimpress 1 sharesusers 1 type Link ========== Saying bad things can get you blown up! https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-01-18/trump-says-soleimani-strike-followed-general-saying-bad-things == topic mideast ===== comments 3 impact 28 impactrate 0 likeimpress 10 negative 0 posted 2020-01-21 ratio 2 react 25 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 12 title Saying bad things can get you blown up! topic mideast wordrate 0 words 11 ID 1057281874616331 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1057281874616331 audclicks 12 audreach 6 commentsimpress 3 commentsusers 3 engaged 15 impress 71 likeclickusers 15 likeimpress 10 likeuimpress 68 likeusers 10 likeuusers 68 matchedotherclicks 12 oimpress 71 oreach 69 posted "01/21/2020 08:49:31 PM" postotherclicks 6 reach 69 type Link ========== Schizophrenic government - https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/14/world/middleeast/iran-plane-crash-missile.html yields, or reflects, schizophrenic populace - https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/17/opinion/iran-protests.html == topic mideast ===== impact 4 impactrate 0 likeimpress 2 negative 0 posted 2020-01-17 ratio 5 react 3 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 1 title Schizophrenic government - topic mideast wordrate 0 words 12 ID 1053779461633239 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1053779461633239 audclicks 1 audreach 1 engaged 2 impress 19 likeclickusers 2 likeimpress 2 likeuimpress 16 likeusers 2 likeuusers 16 matchedotherclicks 1 oimpress 19 oreach 17 posted "01/17/2020 07:16:21 AM" postotherclicks 1 reach 17 type Link ========== An admirable Arab leader. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/10/world/middleeast/sultan-qaboos-quiet-peacemaker-who-built-oman-dies-at-79.html == topic mideast ===== impact 4 impactrate 0 likeimpress 4 negative 0 posted 2020-01-11 ratio 4 react 6 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 2 title An admirable Arab leader. topic mideast wordrate 0 words 7 ID 1048011835543335 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1048011835543335 audclicks 2 audreach 2 engaged 4 impress 29 likeclickusers 4 likeimpress 4 likeuimpress 23 likeusers 3 likeuusers 23 matchedotherclicks 2 oimpress 29 oreach 24 posted "01/11/2020 05:37:58 AM" postotherclicks 2 reach 24 type Link ========== It's just a pause until the next phase starts. https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/trump-speech-iran-khamenei-iraq-missiles-war-20200108.html The next phase will be conducted in Iraq, and then Syria. https://www.inquirer.com/columnists/trump-soleimani-iran-ukrainian-airliner-hoshyar-zebari-20200109.html == topic mideast ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2020-01-10 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title It's just a pause until the next phase starts. topic mideast wordrate 0 words 23 ID 1047383448939507 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1047383448939507 impress 17 likeuimpress 10 likeuusers 9 oimpress 17 oreach 11 posted "01/10/2020 01:19:49 PM" reach 11 type Link ========== Iranian response is not over. We say "Iranian government" as if it were a single monolithic thing. But the civilian, military, and theocratic factions all have their own agendas and their own schedules. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/01/09/andrew-mccabe-oped-iran-soleimani/ == topic mideast ===== impact 14 impactrate 0 likeimpress 3 negative 0 posted 2020-01-10 ratio 4 react 4 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 1 title Iranian response is not over. topic mideast wordrate 0 words 36 ID 1047077375636781 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1047077375636781 audclicks 1 audreach 1 engaged 3 impress 20 likeclickusers 3 likeimpress 3 likeuimpress 16 likeusers 3 likeuusers 16 matchedotherclicks 1 oimpress 20 oreach 17 posted "01/10/2020 07:43:50 AM" postotherclicks 1 reach 17 type Link ========== "The real high-risk move is the one both parties are making together: that if we ignore the world it will ignore us." If we abandon Israel we can get out of the Middle East. If we don't, we are stuck there. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/09/opinion/trump-iran-media.html It is increasingly difficult to win a war in any traditional sense. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/09/opinion/iran-war-us.html Democratization of technology has seen to that. == topic mideast ===== hide 1 impact 13 impactrate 0 negative 1 posted 2020-01-09 ratio 7 react 2 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 1 title "The real high-risk move is the one both parties topic mideast wordrate 0 words 63 ID 1046608219017030 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1046608219017030 audclicks 1 audreach 1 engaged 1 hideclicks 1 hideclicksusers 1 impress 18 likeclickusers 1 likeuimpress 12 likeuusers 12 matchedotherclicks 1 negclicks 1 negusers 1 oimpress 18 oreach 14 posted "01/09/2020 07:59:21 PM" postotherclicks 1 reach 14 type Link ========== Let's say something nice for a change about Lee and Paul. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/01/09/gop-senator-who-erupted-over-iran-briefing-shares-awful-new-details/ And would you believe - Matt Gaetz?? https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/01/10/gaetz-war-powers/ Will the Trumpist/Putinists excommunicate them? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/01/09/new-gop-line-if-you-criticize-trump-you-support-terrorism/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/01/09/republicans-accuse-majority-americans-hating-america/ Perhaps right after the impeachment trial? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/01/09/millions-americans-devastated-learn-they-were-ardent-fans-soleimani-this-whole-time/ Anyway the House is soldiering on https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/09/us/politics/trump-iran-war-powers.html What is so hard to understand about "The Congress shall have Power To declare War" ? == topic mideast 1 ===== comments 1 hide 1 impact 55 impactrate 0 likeimpress 3 negative 1 posted 2020-01-09 priority 1 ratio 1 react 10 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 5 title Let's say something nice for a change about Lee and Paul. topic mideast wordrate 0 words 55 ID 1046350642376121 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1046350642376121 audclicks 5 audreach 1 commentsimpress 1 commentsusers 1 engaged 3 hideclicks 1 hideclicksusers 1 impress 23 likeclickusers 3 likeimpress 3 likeuimpress 18 likeusers 3 likeuusers 18 matchedotherclicks 5 negclicks 1 negusers 1 oimpress 23 oreach 19 posted "01/09/2020 12:48:02 PM" postotherclicks 1 reach 19 type Link ========== Putin and Assad confer Nobody got blown up at the airport, despite all the blood on their hands. https://apnews.com/d7a14668d38806ae02583ce388eb09d6 == topic mideast ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2020-01-08 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Putin and Assad confer topic mideast wordrate 0 words 21 ID 1045617995782719 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1045617995782719 impress 19 likeuimpress 13 likeuusers 13 oimpress 19 oreach 15 posted "01/08/2020 06:23:19 PM" reach 15 type Link ========== One reason why Iraq and Iran are such a mess. Why would anybody want to get more involved in it? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93Iraq_War == topic mideast ===== hide 1 impact 2 impactrate 0 negative 1 posted 2020-01-07 ratio 7 react 1 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title One reason why Iraq and Iran are such a mess. topic mideast wordrate 0 words 23 ID 1044501099227742 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1044501099227742 hideclicks 1 hideclicksusers 1 impress 10 likeuimpress 6 likeuusers 6 negclicks 1 negusers 1 oimpress 10 oreach 7 posted "01/07/2020 12:43:21 PM" reach 7 type Link ========== Iran has more than one general. Quds won't miss a beat. https://apnews.com/d515b9c3a2b48f9d3416d73dad347456 Don't expect Soleimani's successors to be quite so visible and easy to target. == topic mideast ===== comments 3 impact 16 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2020-01-07 ratio 2 react 6 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 3 title Iran has more than one general. topic mideast wordrate 0 words 27 ID 1044258199252032 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1044258199252032 audclicks 3 audreach 3 commentsimpress 3 commentsusers 2 engaged 3 impress 17 likeclickusers 3 likeuimpress 13 likeuusers 13 matchedlinkclicks 1 matchedotherclicks 2 oimpress 17 oreach 14 posted "01/07/2020 06:56:44 AM" postlinkclicks 1 postotherclicks 2 reach 14 type Link ========== A pointless quest in search of what is not there to be found https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/amid-confusion-and-contradictions-trump-white-house-stumbles-in-initial-public-response-to-soleimanis-killing/2020/01/07/61c9242e-3174-11ea-a053-dc6d944ba776_story.html Trump doesn't have tactics, much less strategy. He just has feelings, instincts, and reactions, that can change in an instant after watching cable news. He never bothers looking even one move ahead. And he's gotten rid of all his advisers who tried to look ahead - in favor of yes-men - "whatever you say, Boss!" - who will all have interesting memoirs to sell in years to come. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/06/world/middleeast/trump-iran-soleimani-strategy.html You can't blame Trump for being Trump, but you can and should blame Republican senators who silently enable him to be Trump. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/theres-an-iran-strategy-in-here-somewhere/2020/01/09/906f8a46-331f-11ea-9313-6cba89b1b9fb_story.html == topic mideast 1 ===== impact 21 impactrate 0 likeimpress 2 negative 0 posted 2020-01-06 priority 1 ratio 11 react 2 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title A pointless quest in search of what is not there to topic mideast wordrate 0 words 107 ID 1043423886002130 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1043423886002130 engaged 2 impress 25 likeclickusers 2 likeimpress 2 likeuimpress 21 likeusers 2 likeuusers 21 oimpress 25 oreach 22 posted "01/06/2020 09:05:12 AM" reach 22 type Link ========== The Great Uniter! https://www.cnn.com/2015/10/25/politics/donald-trump-democrats-republicans-bipartisanship-great-unifier/index.html https://kutv.com/news/nation-world/id-be-a-great-uniter-the-week-in-trump-so-far Prophecy fulfilled in our sight! A week ago, Iran was DIVIDED by demonstrations against the Iranian government https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/26/world/middleeast/iran-protests.html Now, Iran is UNITED by demonstrations against the United States https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2020/jan/03/down-with-usa-protests-sweep-iran-after-assassination-of-qassem-suleimani-video A week ago, Iraq was DIVIDED by demonstrations against Iranian interference https://www.timesofisrael.com/thousands-rally-in-iraq-against-irans-political-influence/ Now, Iraq is UNITED in opposition to further United States military presence https://www.npr.org/2020/01/05/793746580/iraqi-parliament-votes-to-expel-u-s-troops-from-country-in-wake-of-soleimani-str And he's making sure they STAY UNITED! https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trumps-threats-against-iranian-sites-raise-questions-about-the-potential-for-war-crimes/2020/01/05/c03d8de8-2ff2-11ea-898f-eb846b7e9feb_story.html For a guy whose admirers think plays eight-dimensional chess, he never seems to think even one move beyond his current move. The only question left - can the Great Uniter UNITE the United States Senate to convict and remove? The assassination was discussed on Saturday and carried out on Friday - plenty of time to consult with Congress. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/04/us/politics/trump-suleimani.html Why didn't he? Perhaps because Congress has been abdicating its responsibilities for decades due to partisan gridlock - https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/01/05/why-lying-about-an-imminent-attack-matters/ Even Tucker Carlson won't defend the decision - though he doesn't have the guts to blame Trump directly, who came to the decision all by himself. https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/04/media/fox-news-iran-soleimani/index.html And Trump may have made the decision long ago, and was just waiting for a need to act and an opportunity to act. Trump does have the habit of projecting his ideas onto others - he announced that Obama would attack Iran to secure Obama's own re-election - https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/01/04/trump-thought-war-with-iran-could-help-reelect-obama-what-about-him/ And now the dog really is wagging - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wag_the_Dog == topic mideast 1 ===== comments 1 hide 1 impact 89 impactrate 0 negative 1 posted 2020-01-05 priority 1 ratio 3 react 4 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 2 title The Great Uniter! topic mideast wordrate 0 words 222 ID 1042606516083867 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1042606516083867 audclicks 2 audreach 2 commentsimpress 1 commentsusers 1 engaged 2 hideclicks 1 hideclicksusers 1 impress 17 likeclickusers 2 likeuimpress 12 likeuusers 12 matchedotherclicks 2 negclicks 1 negusers 1 oimpress 17 oreach 13 posted "01/05/2020 12:11:10 PM" postotherclicks 2 reach 13 type Link ========== This is what hell is like. It's what the men and women deserve. But it's impossible not to punish their children too, either by leaving them there or separating them from their parents. But ISIS might be back. If not, something else to take its place. https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2019/world/whats-next-isis/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2019/12/23/how-isis-women-their-children-are-being-left-stranded-desert/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2019/12/27/after-isis-caliphate-thousands-islamic-state-fighters-captured-syria-face-uncertain-fate/ == topic mideast ===== impact 20 impactrate 0 likeimpress 1 negative 0 posted 2020-01-02 ratio 4 react 4 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 3 title This is what hell is like. topic mideast wordrate 0 words 49 ID 1039433443067841 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1039433443067841 audclicks 3 audreach 2 engaged 2 impress 19 likeclickusers 2 likeimpress 1 likeuimpress 14 likeusers 1 likeuusers 14 matchedotherclicks 3 oimpress 19 oreach 16 posted "01/02/2020 05:45:40 AM" postotherclicks 2 reach 16 type Link