Schlagwort: Obama

„The foundation of the new American-approved security framework was the recognition and respect of what Obama refers to as Iran’s ‚equities.‘ This translated into legitimization of Iranian spheres of influence throughout the region, especially in Iraq and Syria. For Obama, this recognition of Iran as a regional pillar worked on…

Von Stefan Frank [caption id="attachment_2636" align="alignleft" width="350"] Laurent Fabius und Mahmud Abbas. Quelle: jforum.fr[/caption] Mahmud Abbas, der diktatorisch regierende Präsident der Palästinensischen Autonomiebehörde, lebt in einer Art Schlaraffenland. Diplomatische Unterstützung und milliardenschwere Finanzhilfen aus Europa und den USA fliegen ihm zu, ohne dass er etwas dafür tun müsste. Niemand verlangt…

„By kowtowing to Russia and accepting that Bashar al-Assad might be able to stay on, America all but guaranteed Syria’s bloody war will drag on. … [T]he Obama administration itself has increased the odds of failure. Its recent tilt toward Russia’s position on the fate of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad…

„When President Obama secretly authorized the Central Intelligence Agency to begin arming Syria’s embattled rebels in 2013, the spy agency knew it would have a willing partner to help pay for the covert operation. It was the same partner the C.I.A. has relied on for decades for money and discretion…

„Obama’s air campaign began with ‚absolutely no coordination with moderate Opposition forces on the ground,‘ the [Istanbul-based National Coalition for Syrian and Revolutionary Forces] protested. Since then, Syria’s pro-democracy revolutionaries have been sidelined ever further. The Syrian corpse heaps have grown only higher. Half the Syrian population — 12 million…