May 17, 2015
By Stephanie Ebbs and Ben Siegel
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, (click here for video) the vice chair of the Intelligence Committee, said the "picture perfect" raid that killed an ISIS leader this weekend in Syria is "the kind of one-two punch that we should do more of" to combat ISIS.
"I believe that if we're not going to put troops on the ground, then
we've got to use our Special Operations Forces to go in and collect
intelligence; also be able to capture people that might be able to be
helpful," she said Sunday on "This Week.."...
The interview is of interest as she also believes the TPP is a good idea. She notes the first raid into Syria was not successful, but, that is irrelevant to the idea the USA has a role in Syria.
Not so.
She is afraid there is a presence of Daesh in some Mediterranean countries and that is of brevity to her.
I respect Senator Feinstein. She is honest. She took to the Senate floor at the time of 911 and stated she had a conversation with the Former Vice President Cheney in regard to the CIA PDB and there was no urgency from the White House regardless of the timeline of 3 months. She is probably one of the reasons the 911 Commission was formed and the Iraq Study Group existed.
I am not only worried about North Africa, but, also the global affiliations that can exist nearly instantly between Daesh and others in every country on Earth with the internet being a place where propaganda takes place. So, to limit the idea of a presence in just North Africa is a mistake. We already know Europe has been effected by this mess and Australia. There was an arrest recently in the USA. There were also the three young women from the USA that was discovered by their parents and intervened by Europe to return them. There a lot going on all over the world due to the ideals of young people who are Muslim.
The operative word is "caliphate."
Senator Feinstein is also wrong in thinking the USA has to be at war in the Middle East to maintain some of idea of stability or hope for the future. Excuse me, but, Iraq didn't go so well and has been defined as a complete failure, so what idea of war is she relying on to even think it is possible.
Americans, no matter who they are, doesn't understand the region at all. Americans naively think the USA should be emulated by every other country on Earth. That will never happen.
This is from the "Jordan Times." The King is interested in maintaining stability more than promoting politics.
May 17, 2015
If the Senator would read "The Arab News" (click here) once in awhile she would see a very well established sovereignty that handles their own affairs. The greatest concern of Saudi Arabia presently is maintaining the truce in Yemen. Houthi rebels in Yemen (click here). There has been recent fighting that reignited concerns.
The other concern of Saudi Arabia is Iran. That is why the Arab nations were at the conference at Camp David. There are supposed to be transcripts of the post meeting media appearance that would state same. These countries are getting interceptor missiles so they don't simply move to their own nuclear capacity.
The P5 + 1 is not about the tensions between countries regarding Yemen.
DUBAI: An Iranian cargo ship carrying aid (click here) and activists crossed into the Gulf of Aden on Sunday and will reach Yemen’s Hodaida port on May 21, Iranian media reported, in a challenge to coalition naval forces controlling Yemeni waters.
A coalition of Arab countries led by Saudi Arabia has imposed searches on all ships trying to enter Yemen in a bid to prevent weapons being smuggled to the Iran-allied Houthi rebel group which controls much of the country, including Hodaida.
Iranian officials last week said they would not allow the coalition forces to inspect the Iran Shahed, which is under military escort, and warned of war if the cargo ship was attacked....
The only role the USA has in many of these instances is supplying military equipment and advise if the country wants it. The Saudis have a legitimate reason to be concerned over the instability in Yemen. We are not going to war with Yemen over the Saudi issues.
It is not possible for the USA to be in every country that has problems in the Middle East. They do find a way to settle problems on their own. Syria was chronically a problem for Lebanon and the USA never invaded Lebanon to handle Hezbollah. The Arab countries have their own ability to handle issues and quite frankly, Saudi Arabia has purchased significant amounts of American produced military technology.
Americans, no matter who they are, doesn't understand the region at all. Americans naively think the USA should be emulated by every other country on Earth. That will never happen.
This is from the "Jordan Times." The King is interested in maintaining stability more than promoting politics.
May 17, 2015
Under the current Elections Law, (click here) on the
basis of which the 2013 parliamentary elections were held, each voter is
given two votes: one for a candidate at the district level and another
for a closed proportional list that competes for 27 seats at the
national level.
Speaking at a meeting organised by the
Nissan Centre for Political and Parliamentary Development, Kalaldeh said
the keystone reform-oriented law has not been referred to the Cabinet.
He attributed the more-than-one-year
delay in sending the draft elections law to Parliament to the
exceptional circumstances the country has witnessed, expecting the
envisioned parliamentary government to emerge from the next Lower House.
The minister added that the new political
parties law the government has referred to the House is facing
criticism from political parties themselves, explaining that political
parties, as well as the government, are to blame for the weak partisan
life in the country, according to the Jordan News Agency, Petra.
Kalaldeh stressed that the government has no negative attitude towards any licensed political party.
He described the Muslim Brotherhood group as a major component of the Jordanian political fabric, Petra reported.
The minister also stressed that Jordan
has no “geographic or demographic” ambitions in Iraq, adding that the
Kingdom is always keen on gaining the approval of the Iraqi government
on any move it takes.
If the Senator would read "The Arab News" (click here) once in awhile she would see a very well established sovereignty that handles their own affairs. The greatest concern of Saudi Arabia presently is maintaining the truce in Yemen. Houthi rebels in Yemen (click here). There has been recent fighting that reignited concerns.
The other concern of Saudi Arabia is Iran. That is why the Arab nations were at the conference at Camp David. There are supposed to be transcripts of the post meeting media appearance that would state same. These countries are getting interceptor missiles so they don't simply move to their own nuclear capacity.
The P5 + 1 is not about the tensions between countries regarding Yemen.
DUBAI: An Iranian cargo ship carrying aid (click here) and activists crossed into the Gulf of Aden on Sunday and will reach Yemen’s Hodaida port on May 21, Iranian media reported, in a challenge to coalition naval forces controlling Yemeni waters.
A coalition of Arab countries led by Saudi Arabia has imposed searches on all ships trying to enter Yemen in a bid to prevent weapons being smuggled to the Iran-allied Houthi rebel group which controls much of the country, including Hodaida.
Iranian officials last week said they would not allow the coalition forces to inspect the Iran Shahed, which is under military escort, and warned of war if the cargo ship was attacked....
The only role the USA has in many of these instances is supplying military equipment and advise if the country wants it. The Saudis have a legitimate reason to be concerned over the instability in Yemen. We are not going to war with Yemen over the Saudi issues.
It is not possible for the USA to be in every country that has problems in the Middle East. They do find a way to settle problems on their own. Syria was chronically a problem for Lebanon and the USA never invaded Lebanon to handle Hezbollah. The Arab countries have their own ability to handle issues and quite frankly, Saudi Arabia has purchased significant amounts of American produced military technology.
