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Considering U.S. Strategic
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DHS Refuses to Break Federal Law
Despite Dictates of So-Called Judge
{rickwells.us} ~ The imposter liar-nObama admitted prior to his decision to create the DACA sanctuary for illegals... that he did not have the constitutional authority to do so, opting later to knowingly and admittedly violate the law, secure in the knowledge that his corrupt DOJ, FBI and judiciary would look the other way on command. Now that same corrupt judiciary, particularly the latest in a string of crooked Democrat judges usurping the President’s authority, the 9th Circuit’s William Alsup, is ordering the executive branch to violate federal law. Even though Alsup has no respect for the law, ordering others, particularly the President, to break the law is going too far, even for these judicial hacks. The liberal agitator in a black robe has ordered the Trump administration to not only reinstate the program, but to ignore the March 5th expiration date that marks the end of the six month window for the illegal program to expire... https://rickwells.us/dhs-refuses-daca-judge/.
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Sarah Sanders Takes Reporter’s ‘Racist’
Trump Question And Flips It On NBC,
Chuck clown-Schumer
by BENNY JOHNSON
{dailycaller.com} ~ The media has asked the question “is Trump a racist?” without pause since Democratic lawmakers leaked... POTUS’ controversial “s***hole” comments last week. Trump has denied the comments, along with multiple GOP senators who were in the room, and Sarah Sanders apparently took out her frustration over having to repeatedly answer the same question Tuesday morning. On her way into the White House Tuesday morning, Sarah Sanders was asked point blank by reporters about the alleged remarks. Sanders said that Trump used “strong language” in his conversation with lawmakers and then tore into Democrat lawmakers for politicizing the comments... http://dailycaller.com/2018/01/16/sarah-sanders-makes-fun-of-media-video/VIDEO at the site.
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Dems Think 800,000 Illegal Immigrants Are
Worth Forcing Active Military To Go Without Pay
by ROBERT DONACHIE
{dailycaller.com} ~ Democrats are threatening to hold national security hostage, potentially costing the economy billions... and forcing hundreds of thousands of federal government employees to go without pay in exchange for securing legal protections for 800,000 illegal immigrants. Congress has three days to strike a deal to keep the government funded through October. If members fail to come to an agreement by Jan. 19, all “non-essential” government employees and active U.S. Military personnel will be working with out pay including troops currently deployed. Funding for agencies like federal museums or national parks will also be cut off. Congressional Democrats are apparently content with allowing military and law enforcement personnel to go without pay to secure protections and benefits for illegal immigrants and members of their extended families...These Democrats are really sick and need to be out of Congress. http://dailycaller.com/2018/01/16/dems-shutdown-government-dreamers/?utm_medium=email.
Europe's Betrayal of the Iranian People
by Guy Millière
{gatestoneinstitute.org} ~ It is hard to know exactly the current situation in Iran, but the uprising seems to be fading ... The mullahs' regime might survive a little longer. The overthrow of a totalitarian regime takes place when the security forces -- which ensure the survival of a regime that has been ruling through repression and fear -- begin to falter, or else when the number of angry people becomes so big that a tidal wave sweeps away all in its path. This time, Iranian security forces remained loyal to the regime and angry people were too few. The regime could manage the situation by killing a few dozen protesters, arresting four thousand more, torturing and murdering some of them, and cutting off access to digital networks. It is a defeat not only for the Iranian people, but for all who defend freedom... https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/11750/europe-iran-betrayal.
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Considering U.S. Strategic Objectives in Pakistan
by Todd Johnson: With its announcement earlier this month that it is freezing security assistance aid worth up $1.3 billion to the government of Pakistan, the Trump administration has once again exhibited an audacity meant to shake up the status quo in the greater Middle East.
And while the long term, geopolitical ramifications of such a bold move will not be known for years, the short term consequences are already starting to reverberate. A couple of days ago, Pakistan responded to the suspension of aid by halting the sharing of intelligence with the United States, a move meant to hurt the American-led coalition’s ability to execute counter-terrorism operations in neighboring Afghanistan.
The partnership between Pakistan and the United States has always been a conundrum for occupants of the White House, especially since that part of the world has been in a constant state of upheaval following World War II. As Kevin Williamson put it, “Pakistan’s border with India has been a flashpoint since the 1940s and its border with Afghanistan has been very much on American strategic minds since 2001. But Pakistan also borders Iran and the Arabian Sea, and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir borders China. Everything Pakistan touches is of strategic interest to the United States.”
Which leads to two important questions. Are President Donald Trump and his team trying to change the behavior of the government of Pakistan in order to get our “allies” to understand that their lax efforts to combat militants within their borders is not acceptable anymore? Or are they sending a stronger signal to Prime Minister Shadid Khawan Abbasi that Pakistan is no longer going to be a partner of the United States in the fight against terrorism?
If the first question is the objective, then the Abbasi government must prove to the United States that it is taking a hardline, operational stance against terrorists. It seems as if the Pakistani government is already trying to quell U.S. anger as evidenced by yesterday’s meeting between State Department officials and a senior Pakistani envoy. The purpose of the meeting was to show U.S. diplomats that Pakistani law enforcement agencies are actively engaged in counter terrorism operations. Still, it will take more than one meeting to show the Trump administration that Pakistan has changed its stripes.
However, if the purpose of suspending aid is to radically alter the diplomatic and military landscape of the region and pursue new partners, then President Trump, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, Secretary of Defense James Mattis and the rest of the national security team really need to think hard about the objectives they want to achieve. More importantly, they need to consider the second and third order effects of implementing such a radical policy change.
That’s why it is important for Trump to understand that Pakistan will always do what is in the best interests of Pakistan. Pakistan developed nuclear weapons in direct contravention of U.S. law and then the father of the program worked with the governments of North Korea, Libya and Iran on their programs.
While Pakistan is a nuclear power, it is also a weak state. It’s in America’s best interests to maintain a working relationship with the Abbasi government, and to provide humanitarian aid to the Pakistan people. At the same time, the trick is holding off on giving security assistance resources to the Pakistani government until Abbasi proves he’s actively taking the fight to the terrorists in his sovereign territory.
Trump’s foreign policy gamble is a brash political move, and if played correctly, it has the potential to fundamentally change the internal policy of Pakistan. Only time will tell if his instincts prove to be correct and give him a significant foreign policy victory. ~The Patriot Post
https://patriotpost.us/articles/53457
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