Of Robert Fish

Source: counterinformation
It no longer makes sense to talk about Donald Trump or US foreign policy. It simply doesn't exist. Effectively, Trump's 'presidency' is as real as 'Palestine'. Both deserve inverted quotes even though the first fantasy would clearly represent white and largely American evangelical Christians seeking to make their country great again at the expense of lesser creatures, while the second – which is not even a state – obviously qualifies as a Trump says ** * a black hole country”; its people aren't exactly white, it is largely Muslim and many seek asylum from the slavery of the longest military occupation of modern times. For Norway, Obviously, read Israel.
So, in the crazy mind of the “booby” ​​who thinks he is running the United States, there isn't much to do, Surely, at peace between a modern and much loved ally and the third world forced to live in the muck further east and south. Jerusalem is therefore the capital of Israel, the Oslo of the Middle East, built on the “distant green hill” – although in the hymn it is supposed to be “without a wall”. What the hell? Trump ama i muri e Cecil Frances Alexander,
Effectively, to talk about Trump's Middle East, it is necessary to enter the asylum. After all, “Palestine” does not qualify as a state and Israel, which does, he hasn't the slightest idea of where its eastern border is geographically located. In the middle of Jerusalem? Halfway between the Palestinian West Bank? Along the entire length of the Jordan River? And what about poor Gaza? When the Israelis bombed the place in 2008-2009 (they did the same in the 2012 e 2014), they dropped munitions on the Palestinian sewer system and contaminated both the drinking water and the sea with… Oh well, Yes, right, they transformed part of Gaza, literally, in a hole.
Neither Jared Kushner, the beloved son-in-law and real estate mogul and supreme trader – a painful Dickensian hero, if there ever was one – can you elaborate on the size of this particular Middle Eastern property or, for that matter, one part or another of it. Given that, together with the US ambassador to Israel, Kushner supports Jewish colonization of the Arab West Bank – e, believe me, there are no buffalo on those hilltop settlements – even he won't be able to tell us exactly where Israel's eastern border runs, either he can run or he will run, for eternity and forever and ever, Amen.
Kushner with the Saudis
And that's the problem, theme, for the crank in the Oval Office. Much of the world is a land of “vapors” – the kind that supposedly affected his brain (Trump could consult Caliban on this) – and of biblical apparitions. The Middle East, as we all know, it is a place of geniuses, ghosts, crusaders, Saracens, apocalissi, twelfth imams and Christ figures and bearded men in caves. But all have a greater chance of appearing or reappearing in the second year of Trump's “presidency” than a peace between two states whose physical dimensions are far beyond the comprehension of Jared and his “Kushner Real Estate Companies”.
Recognizing all this comes at a price, Obviously. Several times, the last time in Dublin, I have emphasized – in discussions on the Middle East, especially after the US claims that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel – that Donald Trump is crazy, demented, out of his mind and should be in a mental institution . And on every occasion I have been reminded – by presenters or producers – that I am not qualified to say this, since I'm not a doctor. I find it strange though, for example, I had declared that Trump was absolutely sane and balanced, I don't think I would have been reminded of my lack of medical qualifications.
But you have to be careful with those pro-Trump commentators who appear to call fake news and scare radio station editors and reporters. The media wants to make a clear play of talking about a president who is a xenophobic and dangerous racist.
The same thing would not have happened if I had described Gaddafi, like a madman, a lunatic or I had declared Ahmedinejad, like crazy or like Saddam, crazy. But try saying that about Trump and you'll have to produce your GP's certificate to make this claim appear child-like.
So let's not be fooled. Trump, in any fantastic form, delusional, it is making the Middle East a more brutal and cruel place, and will continue to do so, helped by his always smiling, hopeless son-in-law and from his circle of generals – “Mad Cane” Mattis did not earn his nickname because of his exercise of wisdom , and his belief that Iranian Shiites rather than Iraqi Sunnis messed up America's plans in post-invasion Iraq , this suggests that he is dangerously emotional rather than professionally rational. It is easy to be convinced of those very strange soldiers – crossing the Rubicon, when Moscow is set on fire and they wear the gala uniform after having served as hacks on the Western Fort, they don't have much influence on the story.
James Mattis
The Arabs know everything about military power. Remember Colonel Nasser and Colonel Gaddafi, Colonel Ali Abdullah Saleh, Air Force Commander Assad and Air Chief Marshal Mubarak and former Second Lieutenant Sadat and Field Marshal al-Sisi? Three were murdered, two died of heart attacks and two others still alive and well. Naturally, they all live or live in nations that Trump would supposedly classify as “black hole countries”. But at least they weren't all fantasists.
Source: The Independent –
Translation: Luciano Lago