President Obama played down Russia's influence and strength in world.... As some of us have feared? The Russian President Putin seems to be getting his pay-off from a his help and dancing with Donald Trump, the American President, who does want us to know his financial's … [Read more...] about Putin gets over with Trump as President….
Syria
More on Trump and some Republican US Senator’s Middle East moves to help Israel ….
Defense One is out with a backgrounder that points to efforts by Republican Senator's to give support to the Israel Prime Minister that President Obama had issues with and deal with Syria.... The US Republican senator's see there ability to get Trump to do things for Israeli … [Read more...] about More on Trump and some Republican US Senator’s Middle East moves to help Israel ….
Trump looks to accept an Israeli Golan Heights….The Politics….
THAT is a Foreign Policy move no American President has done since the 1967 Israeli-Egyptian War.... Part of the reason is such a move would seem to be against the Arab world, even though Israel is NEVER gonna give the strategic land grab back because there is NEVER gonna be a … [Read more...] about Trump looks to accept an Israeli Golan Heights….The Politics….
Despite Trump’s order to withdraw?…American led military airstrikes continue…..
Hmmmm? The U.S.-led coalition airstrikes against ISIS in Syria are continuing, and the coalition announced that attacks Dec. 16-22 "severely degraded" the group's facilities and "removed several hundred ISIS fighters from the battlefield," per CNN. Why it matters: It's a sign … [Read more...] about Despite Trump’s order to withdraw?…American led military airstrikes continue…..
Trump’s withdrawal from the Middle East has US ‘advisors’ there worried….
Defense One on a view from the US Special Ops world involved in trying to support the locals in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan.... Trump’s withdrawal from from Syria is what military leaders feared — and exactly what he promised. Five days before Donald Trump became … [Read more...] about Trump’s withdrawal from the Middle East has US ‘advisors’ there worried….