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========== Taking the heat off Iran! https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/30/world/middleeast/iraq-airstrikes-us-iran-militias.html THAT didn't work so well. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/iran-backed-militia-supporters-converge-on-us-embassy-in-baghdad-shouting-death-to-america/2019/12/31/93f050b2-2bb1-11ea-bffe-020c88b3f120_story.html Score one for Iran. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/12/31/iran-just-outplayed-united-states-again/ == topic mideast ===== impact 10 impactrate 0 likeimpress 2 negative 0 posted 2019-12-30 ratio 3 react 6 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 4 title Taking the heat off Iran! topic mideast wordrate 0 words 17 ID 1036896883321497 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1036896883321497 audclicks 4 audreach 4 engaged 4 impress 23 likeclickusers 3 likeimpress 2 likeuimpress 19 likeusers 2 likeuusers 19 matchedlinkclicks 1 matchedotherclicks 3 oimpress 23 oreach 20 posted "12/30/2019 08:22:02 PM" postlinkclicks 1 postotherclicks 3 reach 20 type Link ========== China, Russia, Iran naval drills to prepare for - something. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-military-russia-china/russia-china-iran-start-joint-naval-drills-in-indian-ocean-idUSKBN1YV0IB == topic mideast ===== impact 9 impactrate 0 likeimpress 5 negative 0 posted 2019-12-29 ratio 5 react 7 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 2 title China, Russia, Iran naval drills to prepare for - topic mideast wordrate 0 words 13 ID 1035912936753225 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1035912936753225 audclicks 2 audreach 2 engaged 6 impress 44 likeclickusers 6 likeimpress 5 likeuimpress 39 likeusers 5 likeuusers 38 matchedlinkclicks 2 oimpress 44 oreach 40 posted "12/29/2019 07:55:04 PM" postlinkclicks 2 reach 40 type Link ========== Just like Vietnam! https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/10/opinion/afghanistan-washington-post.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/i-helped-write-the-official-lies-to-sell-the-afghanistan-war/2019/12/13/384df194-1d1d-11ea-87f7-f2e91143c60d_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2019/12/13/mattis-afghanistan-papers-we-probably-werent-that-good-nation-building/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/there-must-be-a-public-accounting-for-the-afghanistan-failure/2019/12/13/915cfb30-1d32-11ea-b4c1-fd0d91b60d9e_story.html == https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2019/investigations/afghanistan-papers/afghanistan-war-confidential-documents/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2019/investigations/afghanistan-papers/afghanistan-war-strategy/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2019/investigations/afghanistan-papers/afghanistan-war-nation-building/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2019/investigations/afghanistan-papers/afghanistan-war-corruption-government/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2019/investigations/afghanistan-papers/afghanistan-war-army-police/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2019/investigations/afghanistan-papers/afghanistan-war-opium-poppy-production/ == topic mideast 1 ===== comments 1 impact 2 impactrate 0 likeimpress 1 negative 0 posted 2019-12-10 priority 1 ratio 6 react 3 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 1 title Just like Vietnam! topic mideast wordrate 0 words 8 ID 1018037251874127 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1018037251874127 audclicks 1 audreach 1 commentsimpress 1 commentsusers 1 engaged 2 impress 24 likeclickusers 2 likeimpress 1 likeuimpress 18 likeusers 1 likeuusers 18 matchedotherclicks 1 oimpress 24 oreach 20 posted "12/10/2019 11:49:58 PM" postotherclicks 1 reach 20 type Link ========== Hostage diplomacy https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/11/04/irans-hostage-factory/ == topic mideast ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2019-12-07 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Hostage diplomacy topic mideast wordrate 0 words 5 ID 1014595285551657 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1014595285551657 impress 12 likeuimpress 8 likeuusers 8 oimpress 12 oreach 9 posted "12/07/2019 07:43:30 AM" reach 9 ========== Still no explanation https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/02/us/politics/trump-lebanon-aid.html == topic mideast ===== comments 1 impact 2 impactrate 0 likeimpress 2 negative 0 posted 2019-12-03 ratio 3 react 4 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 1 title Still no explanation topic mideast wordrate 0 words 6 ID 1011254402552412 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1011254402552412 audclicks 1 audreach 1 commentsimpress 1 commentsusers 1 engaged 2 impress 19 likeclickusers 2 likeimpress 2 likeuimpress 14 likeusers 2 likeuusers 14 matchedotherclicks 1 oimpress 19 oreach 15 posted "12/03/2019 04:44:44 PM" postotherclicks 1 reach 15 type Link ========== ISIS is still there. And so are we. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/25/us/politics/us-syria-isis.html At least until the next tweet. == topic mideast ===== comments 1 impact 9 impactrate 0 likeimpress 2 negative 0 posted 2019-11-25 ratio 4 react 5 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 2 title ISIS is still there. And so are we. topic mideast wordrate 0 words 17 ID 1003566816654504 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1003566816654504 audclicks 2 audreach 2 commentsimpress 1 commentsusers 1 engaged 3 impress 23 likeclickusers 3 likeimpress 2 likeuimpress 20 likeusers 2 likeuusers 20 matchedotherclicks 2 oimpress 23 oreach 21 posted "11/25/2019 08:04:20 AM" postotherclicks 2 reach 21 type Link ========== Now it's Lebanon! https://apnews.com/4bae0513e28647c59b74bcf51f7550a5 It might have something to do with Israel supporters in Congress - https://apnews.com/7aa5a45ff9464efda3066aaed729c322 == topic mideast ===== comments 1 impact 25 impactrate 0 likeimpress 6 negative 0 posted 2019-11-25 ratio 1 react 14 reactrate 0 shares 2 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 5 title Now it's Lebanon! topic mideast wordrate 0 words 18 ID 1003535433324309 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1003535433324309 audclicks 5 audreach 4 commentsimpress 1 commentsusers 1 engaged 8 impress 26 likeclickusers 8 likeimpress 6 likeuimpress 22 likeusers 6 likeuusers 22 matchedlinkclicks 2 matchedotherclicks 3 oimpress 26 oreach 24 posted "11/25/2019 07:21:28 AM" postlinkclicks 2 postotherclicks 3 reach 24 sharesimpress 2 sharesusers 2 type Link ========== ISIS remnants bide their time in Libya. They are sure their time will come again. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/libyas-civil-war-creates-opening-for-isis-return-as-counterterrorism-effort-falters/2019/11/21/e78745c0-056c-11ea-9118-25d6bd37dfb1_story.html == topic mideast ===== hide 1 impact 9 impactrate 0 likeimpress 3 negative 1 posted 2019-11-24 ratio 4 react 5 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 1 title ISIS remnants bide their time in Libya. topic mideast wordrate 0 words 18 ID 1003121343365718 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1003121343365718 audclicks 1 audreach 1 engaged 4 hideclicks 1 hideclicksusers 1 impress 23 likeclickusers 4 likeimpress 3 likeuimpress 20 likeusers 3 likeuusers 20 matchedlinkclicks 1 negclicks 1 negusers 1 oimpress 23 oreach 21 posted "11/24/2019 08:07:18 PM" postlinkclicks 1 reach 21 type Link ========== The Trump plan for peace in the middle east. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/18/world/middleeast/trump-israel-west-bank-settlements.html Or, at least, Trump's plan for retaining support until the election, from some Jewish Trumpists that might otherwise be getting skittish about what other Trumpists are saying about them. So much for the two-state solution - https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/the-us-just-made-the-prospect-of-a-two-state-solution-a-lot-harder/2019/11/19/5d26b89c-0b17-11ea-bd9d-c628fd48b3a0_story.html Another point of view - Trump was right for the wrong reason, and a two-state solution is still remotely possible - but not much more remotely than before - https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/21/opinion/israel-palestine-trump.html And what does a former Shin Bet director say? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/11/22/occupation-is-tearing-israel-apart-we-need-united-states-help-end-it/ Any solution might be a pipe dream - http://www.political-scrapbook.net/controversial.html#israel == topic mideast ===== comments 2 impact 226 impactrate 1 likeimpress 10 negative 0 posted 2019-11-18 ratio 1 react 24 reactrate 0 shares 2 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 10 title The Trump plan for peace in the middle east. topic mideast wordrate 0 words 94 ID 997603467250839 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/997603467250839 audclicks 10 audreach 7 commentsimpress 2 commentsusers 2 engaged 12 impress 49 likeclickusers 12 likeimpress 10 likeuimpress 45 likeusers 10 likeuusers 44 matchedlinkclicks 1 matchedotherclicks 9 oimpress 49 oreach 47 posted "11/18/2019 03:50:33 PM" postlinkclicks 1 postotherclicks 6 reach 47 sharesimpress 2 sharesusers 2 type Link ========== Mission accomplished in 2003 - setting the stage to make Iran great again. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/11/18/world/middleeast/iran-iraq-spy-cables.html == topic mideast ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2019-11-18 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Mission accomplished in 2003 - topic mideast wordrate 0 words 16 ID 997280757283110 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/997280757283110 impress 13 likeuimpress 10 likeuusers 10 oimpress 13 oreach 11 posted "11/18/2019 07:19:23 AM" reach 11 type Link ========== The Russian propaganda machine covers up crimes against humanity. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/14/opinion/syria-white-helmet-founder-dead.html https://www.nybooks.com/daily/2018/10/16/why-assad-and-russia-target-the-white-helmets/ == topic mideast ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2019-11-14 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title The Russian propaganda machine covers up crimes against topic mideast wordrate 0 words 12 ID 994300117581174 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/994300117581174 impress 11 likeuimpress 7 likeuusers 7 oimpress 11 oreach 8 posted "11/14/2019 08:55:56 PM" reach 8 type Link ========== "An enduring U.S. commitment to our Afghan counterterrorism partners is nonnegotiable" Nice thought, but in the Trump administration, everything is negotiable, and he wants to deliver on his campaign promise to get US out of Afghanistan. The Taliban know that all they have to do is wait. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/11/14/trump-was-right-abandon-taliban-peace-deal-heres-what-good-one-would-look-like/ == topic mideast ===== impact 5 impactrate 0 likeimpress 1 negative 0 posted 2019-11-14 ratio 13 react 1 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title "An enduring U.S. commitment to our Afghan topic mideast wordrate 0 words 50 ID 994104214267431 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/994104214267431 engaged 1 impress 15 likeclickusers 1 likeimpress 1 likeuimpress 12 likeusers 1 likeuusers 12 oimpress 15 oreach 13 posted "11/14/2019 02:40:51 PM" reach 13 type Link ========== Nobody likes endless wars. It would have been better not to get involved in land wars in Asia. But it's hard to avoid. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/01/us/politics/veterans-trump-iraq-afghanistan.html As long as the US supports Israel, whether by government defense aid or private economic investment, the US will be a convenient target for certain Islamic terrorists that need a convenient and permanent enemy to justify their rule. In that way they are hardly any different from Western populist dictatorial rulers that need a convenient and permanent enemy such as Islamic terrorists. Maybe if we had left Saddam Hussein alone, the Islamic State would never have been able to establish a territorial caliphate in Iraq and Syria. Maybe if we had not armed the Taliban and had left the Soviet puppet government of Afghanistan alone, Al Qaeda would never have been able to establish indoctrination and training camps there. Or maybe it wouldn't have mattered. All too many young Arabs with no hope and no future are easily convinced that the fault lies with Western corruption and exploitation, and the terrorists have plans to deal with that. And that's just the Middle East. The same stories and the same plans can be expected in other desperately poor parts of the world. http://www.liberty-and-justice.net/ == topic mideast ===== comments 2 impact 600 impactrate 1 likeimpress 11 negative 0 posted 2019-11-01 ratio 4 react 29 reactrate 0 shares 4 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 12 title Nobody likes endless wars. topic mideast wordrate 0 words 207 ID 983397058671480 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/983397058671480 audclicks 12 audreach 8 commentsimpress 2 commentsusers 2 engaged 14 impress 131 likeclickusers 14 likeimpress 11 likeuimpress 103 likeusers 11 likeuusers 100 matchedlinkclicks 1 matchedotherclicks 11 oimpress 131 oreach 126 posted "11/01/2019 06:22:51 PM" postlinkclicks 1 postotherclicks 7 reach 126 sharesimpress 4 sharesusers 4 type Link ========== Just who asked Trump to protect Syrian oil? Not his pals in Moscow or Ankara. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-security-ministers/iran-russia-take-aim-at-u-s-military-presence-near-syrian-oilfields-idUSKBN1X82OQ == topic mideast ===== comments 6 hide 1 impact 184 impactrate 0 likeimpress 31 negative 1 posted 2019-10-31 ratio 2 react 102 reactrate 0 shares 13 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 51 title Just who asked Trump to protect Syrian oil? topic mideast wordrate 0 words 18 ID 982395908771595 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/982395908771595 audclicks 51 audreach 26 commentsimpress 6 commentsusers 6 engaged 49 hideclicks 1 hideclicksusers 1 impress 211 likeclickusers 42 likeimpress 31 likeuimpress 151 likeusers 31 likeuusers 149 matchedlinkclicks 5 matchedotherclicks 46 negclicks 1 negusers 1 oimpress 211 oreach 207 posted "10/31/2019 03:02:19 PM" postlinkclicks 5 postotherclicks 23 reach 207 sharesimpress 13 sharesusers 13 type Link ========== The Syrian war won't end soon. It's hard to see how America can avoid involvement. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/baghdadi-hid-among-rivals-and-enemies-in-rebel-held-syrian-province/2019/10/28/fcbf20c0-f982-11e9-9e02-1d45cb3dfa8f_story.html == topic mideast ===== impact 4 impactrate 0 likeimpress 1 negative 0 posted 2019-10-28 ratio 11 react 2 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 1 title The Syrian war won't end soon. topic mideast wordrate 0 words 18 ID 980106632333856 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/980106632333856 audclicks 1 audreach 1 engaged 1 impress 36 likeclickusers 1 likeimpress 1 likeuimpress 22 likeusers 1 likeuusers 22 matchedotherclicks 1 oimpress 36 oreach 23 posted "10/28/2019 08:04:40 PM" postotherclicks 1 reach 23 type Link ========== Making Syria safe - for somebody. https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/trump-syria-kurds-recep-erdogan-vladimir-putin-sochi-20191023.html == topic mideast ===== impact 10 impactrate 0 likeimpress 7 negative 0 posted 2019-10-28 ratio 5 react 11 reactrate 0 shares 1 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 3 title Making Syria safe - for somebody. topic mideast wordrate 0 words 9 ID 980018912342628 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/980018912342628 audclicks 3 audreach 3 engaged 10 impress 73 likeclickusers 10 likeimpress 7 likeuimpress 58 likeusers 7 likeuusers 55 matchedlinkclicks 1 matchedotherclicks 2 oimpress 73 oreach 57 posted "10/28/2019 05:14:05 PM" postlinkclicks 1 postotherclicks 2 reach 57 sharesimpress 1 sharesusers 1 type Link ========== What Russia has learned from a retreating America - and what it has not. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/russia-has-earned-its-success-in-the-middle-east--partly-thanks-to-trump/2019/10/24/5652104a-f69d-11e9-8cf0-4cc99f74d127_story.html == topic mideast ===== impact 46 impactrate 0 likeimpress 14 negative 0 posted 2019-10-27 ratio 3 react 27 reactrate 0 shares 4 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 9 title What Russia has learned from a retreating America - and topic mideast wordrate 0 words 17 ID 979308312413688 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/979308312413688 audclicks 9 audreach 4 engaged 17 impress 109 likeclickusers 17 likeimpress 14 likeuimpress 85 likeusers 13 likeuusers 80 matchedlinkclicks 1 matchedotherclicks 8 oimpress 109 oreach 89 posted "10/27/2019 09:07:49 PM" postlinkclicks 1 postotherclicks 3 reach 89 sharesimpress 4 sharesusers 4 type Link ========== Who cares about objective external reality? It's how you feel that counts! https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/trump-mike-pence-recep-tayyip-erdogan-kurds-syria-turks-ceasefire-20191018.html == topic mideast ===== comments 3 hide 1 impact 122 impactrate 1 likeimpress 30 negative 1 posted 2019-10-23 ratio 1 react 81 reactrate 0 shares 10 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 37 title Who cares about objective external reality? topic mideast wordrate 0 words 15 ID 975841959426990 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/975841959426990 audclicks 37 audreach 21 commentsimpress 3 commentsusers 3 engaged 43 hideclicks 1 hideclicksusers 1 impress 187 likeclickusers 39 likeimpress 30 likeuimpress 149 likeusers 29 likeuusers 138 matchedlinkclicks 7 matchedotherclicks 30 negclicks 1 negusers 1 oimpress 187 oreach 157 posted "10/23/2019 04:35:16 PM" postlinkclicks 7 postotherclicks 18 reach 157 sharesimpress 10 sharesusers 10 type Link ========== Good news for the Taliban - and Turkey - and North Korea - and who else is next? https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/21/us/politics/trump-troop-withdrawal.html No need to negotiate. Just wait. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/21/world/asia/afghanistan-troop-reduction.html They see the fate of the Kurds. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/21/world/middleeast/us-withdrawal-syria-iraq.html If nobody from the Middle East ever attacks the US, its interests or its allies, Trump will look brilliant. What do you think the odds of that are? == topic mideast 1 ===== comments 1 impact 57 impactrate 0 likeimpress 5 negative 0 posted 2019-10-21 priority 1 ratio 4 react 9 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 3 title Good news for the Taliban - and Turkey - and North Korea - topic mideast wordrate 0 words 63 ID 973678126310040 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/973678126310040 audclicks 3 audreach 2 commentsimpress 1 commentsusers 1 engaged 5 impress 65 likeclickusers 5 likeimpress 5 likeuimpress 44 likeusers 5 likeuusers 40 matchedotherclicks 3 oimpress 65 oreach 42 posted "10/21/2019 06:28:58 AM" postotherclicks 2 reach 42 type Link ========== A fair deal - Trump gets credit if a success, Pence gets blame if a failure. 50-50. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/18/us/politics/pence-turkey-negotiations-erdogan.html Too bad for everybody else. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/18/opinion/trump-kurds-syria.html == topic mideast ===== comments 1 impact 75 impactrate 0 likeimpress 18 negative 0 posted 2019-10-18 ratio 3 react 30 reactrate 0 shares 3 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 8 title A fair deal - topic mideast wordrate 0 words 25 ID 971322146545638 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/971322146545638 audclicks 8 audreach 5 commentsimpress 1 commentsusers 1 engaged 18 impress 157 likeclickusers 16 likeimpress 18 likeuimpress 129 likeusers 17 likeuusers 114 matchedotherclicks 8 oimpress 157 oreach 117 posted "10/18/2019 07:18:49 PM" postotherclicks 5 reach 117 sharesimpress 3 sharesusers 3 type Link ========== Fate of our former allies. Current and prospective allies are studying attentively. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/18/world/middleeast/kurds-sense-of-betrayal-compounded-by-empowerment-of-unsavory-rivals.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/18/opinion/trump-kurds-syria.html == topic mideast ===== comments 6 impact 110 impactrate 0 likeimpress 35 negative 0 posted 2019-10-18 ratio 2 react 73 reactrate 0 shares 7 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 25 title Fate of our former allies. topic mideast wordrate 0 words 15 ID 971247846553068 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/971247846553068 audclicks 25 audreach 15 commentsimpress 6 commentsusers 4 engaged 41 impress 247 likeclickusers 36 likeimpress 35 likeuimpress 148 likeusers 33 likeuusers 132 matchedlinkclicks 1 matchedotherclicks 24 oimpress 247 oreach 193 posted "10/18/2019 05:15:17 PM" postlinkclicks 1 postotherclicks 14 reach 193 sharesimpress 7 sharesusers 7 type Link ========== The view from Lebanon. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/the-us-should-double-down-on-support-for-lebanon/2019/10/16/846f9a18-f028-11e9-89eb-ec56cd414732_story.html == topic mideast ===== comments 1 impact 32 impactrate 0 likeimpress 18 negative 0 posted 2019-10-16 ratio 3 react 45 reactrate 0 shares 8 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 18 title The view from Lebanon. topic mideast wordrate 0 words 7 ID 969631490048037 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/969631490048037 audclicks 18 audreach 11 commentsimpress 1 commentsusers 1 engaged 25 impress 217 likeclickusers 23 likeimpress 18 likeuimpress 136 likeusers 18 likeuusers 120 matchedlinkclicks 5 matchedotherclicks 13 oimpress 217 oreach 161 posted "10/16/2019 07:54:46 PM" postlinkclicks 5 postotherclicks 7 reach 161 sharesimpress 8 sharesusers 7 type Link ========== New realities in the Middle East. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/the-hasty-us-pullback-from-syria-is-a-searing-moment-in-americas-withdrawal-from-the-middle-east/2019/10/16/82c0ff3c-ef5a-11e9-bb7e-d2026ee0c199_story.html It would all make sense if we could keep Middle East problems in the Middle East. But we're still committed to Israel, though they are beginning to have doubts and wondering if Russia might be a better bet. And Giuliani of all people should understand that Middle East problems do not stay in the Middle East. == topic mideast ===== impact 91 impactrate 0 likeimpress 8 negative 0 posted 2019-10-16 ratio 3 react 14 reactrate 0 shares 2 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 4 title New realities in the Middle East. topic mideast wordrate 0 words 65 ID 969573103387209 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/969573103387209 audclicks 4 audreach 4 engaged 11 impress 77 likeclickusers 11 likeimpress 8 likeuimpress 49 likeusers 8 likeuusers 42 matchedotherclicks 4 oimpress 77 oreach 47 posted "10/16/2019 06:11:23 PM" postotherclicks 4 reach 47 sharesimpress 2 sharesusers 2 type Link ========== There's one big winner in the Middle East. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/15/world/middleeast/kurds-syria-turkey.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/14/world/europe/russia-savors-us-missteps-in-syria-and-seizes-opportunity.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/in-the-middle-east-theres-one-country-every-side-talks-to-russia/2019/10/14/2ac92702-ee90-11e9-bb7e-d2026ee0c199_story.html == topic mideast ===== impact 1 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2019-10-14 ratio 8 react 1 reactrate 0 shares 1 sharesrate 0 title There's one big winner in the Middle East. topic mideast wordrate 0 words 11 ID 967719740239212 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/967719740239212 engaged 1 impress 34 likeclickusers 1 likeuimpress 9 likeuusers 7 oimpress 34 oreach 8 posted "10/14/2019 09:41:08 AM" reach 8 sharesimpress 1 sharesusers 1 type Link ========== The naysayers and prophets of doom were all wrong! It is far WORSE than they predicted. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/us-troops-withdraw-from-another-syrian-town-as-turkish-forces-block-supply-lines/2019/10/13/aab5fab8-ec5a-11e9-a329-7378fbfa1b63_story.html Trump sold out the Kurds because he likes authoritarians like Erdogan. Trump did nothing for the Kashmiris because he likes authoritarians like Modi. Leaders around the world are taking note. Putin is pleased. Smaller countries not so much. == topic mideast ===== impact 222 impactrate 1 likeimpress 19 negative 0 posted 2019-10-13 ratio 2 react 39 reactrate 0 shares 5 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 15 title The naysayers and prophets of doom were all wrong! topic mideast wordrate 0 words 57 ID 967092996968553 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/967092996968553 audclicks 15 audreach 10 engaged 24 impress 161 likeclickusers 20 likeimpress 19 likeuimpress 103 likeusers 19 likeuusers 89 matchedlinkclicks 1 matchedotherclicks 14 oimpress 161 oreach 114 posted "10/13/2019 01:32:45 PM" postlinkclicks 1 postotherclicks 9 reach 114 sharesimpress 5 sharesusers 4 type Link ========== A usually reliable Trump cheerleader is alarmed. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/10/10/trumps-cry-that-america-is-fighting-endless-wars-is-canard/ Lindsey Graham isn't mincing words either. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/sen-graham-calls-trump-decision-on-syria-biggest-blunder-of-his-presidency/2019/10/10/f693741c-eb95-11e9-9c6d-436a0df4f31d_story.html Nobody wants Americans in the Middle East. But nobody wants ISIS to start exporting terror around the world again. == topic mideast ===== comments 2 impact 74 impactrate 0 likeimpress 5 negative 0 posted 2019-10-11 ratio 2 react 21 reactrate 0 shares 1 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 13 title A usually reliable Trump cheerleader is alarmed. topic mideast wordrate 0 words 35 ID 965198203824699 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/965198203824699 audclicks 13 audreach 9 commentsimpress 2 commentsusers 2 engaged 10 impress 83 likeclickusers 8 likeimpress 5 likeuimpress 41 likeusers 5 likeuusers 38 matchedlinkclicks 2 matchedotherclicks 11 oimpress 83 oreach 52 posted "10/11/2019 06:03:43 AM" postlinkclicks 1 postotherclicks 8 reach 52 sharesimpress 1 sharesusers 1 type Link ========== We've seen this movie before! https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/10/us/politics/turkey-kurds.html == topic mideast ===== impact 6 impactrate 0 likeimpress 6 negative 0 posted 2019-10-10 ratio 2 react 8 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 2 title We've seen this movie before! topic mideast wordrate 0 words 8 ID 964596080551578 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/964596080551578 audclicks 2 audreach 2 engaged 7 impress 55 likeclickusers 6 likeimpress 6 likeuimpress 24 likeusers 6 likeuusers 19 matchedlinkclicks 1 matchedotherclicks 1 oimpress 55 oreach 23 posted "10/10/2019 09:59:38 AM" postlinkclicks 1 postotherclicks 1 reach 23 type Link ========== This is not a problem we can run away from. Like a black mamba, it will come after us. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/10/09/trump-has-opened-door-an-islamic-state-resurgence-syria/ We've seen this movie before - https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/10/us/politics/turkey-kurds.html == topic mideast ===== hide 1 impact 53 impactrate 0 likeimpress 7 negative 1 posted 2019-10-09 ratio 3 react 19 reactrate 0 shares 2 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 9 title This is not a problem we can run away from. Like a topic mideast wordrate 0 words 28 ID 964155827262270 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/964155827262270 audclicks 9 audreach 7 engaged 11 hideclicks 1 hideclicksusers 1 impress 104 likeclickusers 10 likeimpress 7 likeuimpress 68 likeusers 7 likeuusers 57 matchedlinkclicks 4 matchedotherclicks 5 negclicks 1 negusers 1 oimpress 104 oreach 71 posted "10/09/2019 08:21:18 PM" postlinkclicks 4 postotherclicks 5 reach 71 sharesimpress 2 sharesusers 2 type Link ========== Recalculating... It's hard to know exactly what Trump should do in the Middle East. But sudden and ambiguous changes in direction are not likely to be helpful. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/08/opinion/iran-israel-saudi-arabia.html == topic mideast ===== impact 9 impactrate 0 likeimpress 1 negative 0 posted 2019-10-09 ratio 5 react 3 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 2 title Recalculating... topic mideast wordrate 0 words 30 ID 963759627301890 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/963759627301890 audclicks 2 audreach 2 engaged 2 impress 34 likeclickusers 1 likeimpress 1 likeuimpress 12 likeusers 1 likeuusers 11 matchedlinkclicks 1 matchedotherclicks 1 oimpress 34 oreach 15 posted "10/09/2019 07:45:36 AM" postlinkclicks 1 postotherclicks 1 reach 15 type Link ========== Is this the steady hand we want on our nuclear football? https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/07/world/middleeast/syria-turkey-kurds-military.html That'll teach the Kurds - and everybody else - not to ally with America. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/syrian-kurds-see-american-betrayal-and-warn-alliance-against-isis-is-now-in-doubt/2019/10/07/96c425da-e902-11e9-a329-7378fbfa1b63_story.html And it'll teach the Turks - and everybody else - to just ignore Trump since it's impossible to determine what he really means. Worse, he think that's a valuable negotiating strategy because it worked for him in NY real estate speculation. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/turkey-rejectstrumps-threats-amid-conflicting-us-signals-over-syria-offensive/2019/10/08/a86d3096-e93a-11e9-a329-7378fbfa1b63_story.html Such thanks as fits a king's remembrance! https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/trump-administration-to-pull-troops-from-northern-syria-as-turkey-readies-offensive/2019/10/07/a965e466-e8b3-11e9-bafb-da248f8d5734_story.html Too much for Lindsey Graham and Mitch McConnell! https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/mcconnell-joins-other-republicans-in-rebuking-trumps-syria-withdrawal/2019/10/07/aef0d11e-e914-11e9-9306-47cb0324fd44_story.html Too much for Pat Robertson!! https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2019/10/08/trump-danger-losing-mandate-heaven-over-syria-decision-pat-robertson-warns/ Too much for Israel!!! And on Yom Kippur, the day of atonement. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/08/world/middleeast/israel-us-syria-kurds.html After the blowback there might have been a pivot - or maybe not. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/07/us/politics/turkey-syria-trump.html But don't worry about that, Tucker Carlson is fine with abandoning allies! https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/tucker-carlson-outrage-trump-syria-gop-kurds == Trump: WE WILL FIGHT WHERE IT IS TO OUR BENEFIT, AND ONLY FIGHT TO WIN. Isn't fighting ISIS to our benefit? They are not dead yet! https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/views/analysis/isis-regroup-and-move-frontier-of-war-to-the-digital-realm-953761.html And what's the definition of WIN against terrorists embedded in civilian populations? Trump is right about one thing - it's a bad idea to get involved in ground wars in Asia. But he's wrong about another thing - it's a bad idea to take sides, get involved, and then walk away when you get bored or distracted by impeachment. == topic mideast ===== comments 1 impact 742 impactrate 2 likeimpress 19 negative 0 posted 2019-10-07 ratio 2 react 35 reactrate 0 shares 4 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 11 title Is this the steady hand we want on our nuclear football? topic mideast wordrate 1 words 212 ID 962249787452874 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/962249787452874 audclicks 11 audreach 9 commentsimpress 1 commentsusers 1 engaged 23 impress 134 likeclickusers 22 likeimpress 19 likeuimpress 87 likeusers 18 likeuusers 74 matchedotherclicks 11 oimpress 134 oreach 88 posted "10/07/2019 08:08:21 AM" postotherclicks 9 reach 88 sharesimpress 4 sharesusers 4 type Link