Term or middle term strategic objectives of you know the deep state. In terms of you know keeping troops in the region and so that the u. S. Maintains had germany those are not his priorities so. I would say that the u. S. Government is that odds with itself in terms of middle east policy on one hand you have the deep state that worked you know consistently over the last few decades on its gemini goals in the region and on the other hand you have trump who works entirely on instinct and what he thinks will benefit him most ok thats a very good analysis i think i mean sheen i mean it would seem like the art of the deal just doesnt have any mojo in the region here because you know we have we could count juxtapose that to what happened in singapore and in in vietnam when it came to north korea he seems to kind of shaken that off and now hes talking about well hes open to meeting with the iranian leaders i mean its like showmen politics again the vaudeville motif appears to be appropriate
Cross talking trumps middle east policies im joined by my guest sharmeen are one the in beirut she is a journalist as well as a middle east geo political analyst in los angeles we have piii and he is an independent economic and geo political analyst former commodities trader and Strategic Planning advisor and in buenos aires we crossed through shah he he is a senior lecturer in middle east studies at the university of bradford u. K. Or across the uk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate a show me let me go to you i mean you heard my introduction let me add some seasoning to that introduction we have this. Point person for the trumpet ministration on. This brian hoke writing emails trying to bribe the captain of one of those tankers that we have mike pump a 0 saying afghanistan was a success after 18 years. Then we have a 30 year old taking over the helm is the middle east envoy for the United States i mean this program is titled vaudeville
Hello and welcome to cross talk were all Things Considered im Peter Lavelle with the socalled afghan Peace Process in tatters u. S. Troops still in syria iraq more times than not agreeing with the rand maximum pressure on to rend failing and americas allies in the middle east at odds over yemen can anyone make heads or tails out of trouble Foreign Policy in the middle east it seems to be going from bad to worse. Talking trumps middle east policies im joined by my guest sharmeen me in beirut she is a journalist as well as a middle east geo political analyst in los angeles we have he is an independent economic and geo political analyst former come. Straighter and Strategic Planning advisor and in this area as we crossed through shah he he is a senior lecturer in middle east studies at the university of bradford u. K. Or across the uk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate a show me let me go to you i mean you heard my introduction let me add s
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Spending 7 trillion in the middle east, it is time to start investing in our country. However, a 1 trillion plus infrastructure plan doesnt exactly combat ballooning deficits. The president is right we must engage the private sector to get those costs down. But when government is involved, even when money is block granted to the states, its never private enough. He says the permitting process will be shortened from 10 years to two or even one. But still, way too expensive. Say it with me. The states and companies are forced to pony up for these big plans, the money will come from higher taxes which is a death sentence from states like california and new jersey. States like illinois with so much unfunded pension liability will collapse under the weight of the newly poured concrete if their spreadthin citizens are expected to foot the bill for more bad decisions. Without meaningful cuts to entitlements and honest talk about military efficiency its a certain disaster that will make the ec