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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJohn Brennan Blasts Trump For Enabling Saudi Murder of Jamal Khashoggi
https://www.politicususa.com/2018/10/14/john-brennan-blasts-trump-for-enabling-saudi-murder-of-jamal-khashoggi.htmlPosted on Sun, Oct 14th, 2018 by Jason Easley
John Brennan Blasts Trump For Enabling Saudi Murder of Jamal Khashoggi
John Brennan laid the blame for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi at the feet of Donald Trump because the president has enabled and encouraged authoritarian regimes with his rhetoric.
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John Brennan said on NBCs Meet The Press, The strength of the US-Saudi relationship goes back many years. I think MBS has been emboldened. His relationship with the White House, with Donald Trump as well as with Jared Kushner I think probably gave him increased confidence to do some of these things in a more aggressive way. Look whats happened in Yemen and that awful, awful tragic war. I also think Donald Trumps siding up to authoritarian leaders around the globe, Donald Trumps condemnation of the press thats critical, his continued dishonesty and denial of reality, I think thats encouraged MBS to go along this road.
Authoritarians Know That They Wont Be Held Accountable By The US Under Trump
Domestically, there has been a great deal of conversation about how extremist right-wing elements in the United States have been emboldened and encouraged by Trump. This same dynamic is also visible globally as authoritarians have accelerated their oppressive and criminal behavior because the worlds guardian of democracy and freedom is being governed by a man who natural impulse gravitates toward autocracy.
The rhetoric of a president has international consequences. There are serious questions to be answered about whether or not US intelligence knew that of the threat to Khashoggi, and if they did, why he was not warned that his life was in danger.
By cozying up to dictators and oppressive regimes, Trump is sending the message to the rest of the world that there is no accountability. Anything goes, because Trump will talk tough, but he is a toothless paper tiger who will do nothing.
Jamal Khashoggi is dead, and Trump needs to be held accountable for the consequences of his words and deeds.
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John Brennan Blasts Trump For Enabling Saudi Murder of Jamal Khashoggi (Original Post)
babylonsister
Oct 2018
OP
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)1. Predicted there would be more and more
real hard stories coming from ex Intell Officials. The Rethug Senators and Congress People refuse to act and now the ex Officials are soon to name names and places. They are putting their person Reputations at risk to save our Country.
Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)2. Why doesn't the republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief do his job
and stand up for America?