The Case For Biden

The timing of the report is important, happening at the same time as a strike on pro Iranian militias in Syria.

It leaves the door open for the Iranians themselves.

During the Trump period, the U.S. was failing to hold Mohammed bin Salman accountable. I wonder, if Biden will act differently.(Doubt it)

What have they won? We went in because of Bin Laden, he is dead. So not sure what they have won.

The only reason I can see that we are even there has been the thought of leaving a vacuum to be filled by terrorist groups. That could happen no matter if we stay until the end of time.

They believe they have won Afghanistan back and repelled an invasion.

That’s their mindset.

This is my first big problem with the Biden presidency. Now it is taking the position that to sanction MBS could potentially “rupture the relationship “ with an ally. During his campaign, he very clearly said that he would not coddle the murderers of Jamal Khashoggie, but that he would work to isolate and exact consequences on MBS.

It’s a disappointment, to put it mildly.

Not really. I called 2016 exactly.

And winning 2020 the same way that Jimmy Carter did makes it quite likely that the Biden Administration will have about the same amount of success.

Ready for another 1980??

Progressives really hate facts, but no. Facts are not nonsense.

Outlawing the Democratic Party would not violate the Constitution.

Progressives are the ones who violate people's rights for fun.

If we stay until the end of time, that will prevent terrorist groups from having free reign in Afghanistan.

Also, we still haven't gotten all the members of al-Qa'ida.

Leader:
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayman_al-Zawahiri

Military Chief:
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saif_al-Adel

Financial Chief:
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ezedin_Abdel_Aziz_Khalil

Explosives and Chemical Weapons Specialist:
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Sayyid_Muhamed_Mustafa_al-Bakri

Trump has figured in 3 elections, two directly, one in what amounted to a referendum on his policies, and he was not been the voters' choice in sny of them. He lost worse in 2020 after having signally failed to garner any additional support with his four years as prez. He has never had majority support in the country.. Demographically he's losing, his base is getting older and dying and he's making no inroads with younger voters who come to voting age. Time is against him, he's a coronary waiting to happen. 10 weeks of lies, disinformation and bullying failed to change his loss in 2020,, despite his frenzied attempts to steal the elecction and the final murderous rampage he hoped would swing it for him. He's been a failure, and the majority of the country knows it, and won't evder trust him again.

We'll see what the voters have to say in 2022 and 2024.

My goodness, you've finally said something true. Beginner's luck, i guess.

Stop lying about me. I always tell the truth.

heh.

Except when addressing anything regarding Donald Trump, or on any day of the week with the letter ‘y’ in its name.

You're lying. You cannot provide a single example of me ever failing to tell the truth.

What would you have Biden do?

He’s effectively cut MBS out of the loop which isolates him.

MBS retains enormous popularity inside Saudi Arabia itself where he is considered a reformer.

And let’s not forget that Saudis are fiercely patriotic and any further pressure would probably be counterproductive.

Compared to Trump’s approach of brushing everything under the carpet I think it’s quite a bold move.

I don’t really know what steps he can take, but there is a BIG difference in the rhetoric he was using before he got in office and now. He didn’t used to seem so worried about the politics and “rupturing the relationship” with the Saudis.

You say he’s done something bold, but what has he done to “cut him out of the loop”?
All I’ve seen is a statement that he will not personally take any meetings with him - socially snub him.

And let’s not insult everyone’s intelligence by comparing Donald Trump’s presidency in any way to Biden’s. That slob wasn’t even an decent human being, much less an actual functioning president.

In Saudi Arabia the relationship with America is crucial. If he can’t talk to America he will have problems governing a country with a huge royal family all pissed off about being locked up and forced to hand over a **** ton of loot.

sometimes ones political rehtoric needs to make sure you dont have the revolver pointed at ones own head.

I think Biden has isolated MSB as much as is possible. Anything else will be counter productive in a fiercely patriotic country that doesn’t want to be told what to do by an outsider.