U.S. Army General Joseph Votel, commander of the U.S. Central Command, arrives to testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 13, 2018REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein
Haaretz/Reuters: Iran, Syria and Saudi Arabia: Top Three Stunning Admissions From the Top U.S. General in the Middle East
Assad has won, Iran deal should stand and Saudis use American weapons without accountability in Yemen: head of U.S. military’s Central Command's stunning Congressional testimony.
The top U.S. general in the Middle East testified before Congress on Tuesday and dropped several bombshells: from signaled support for the Iran nuclear deal, admitting the U.S. does not know what Saudi Arabia does with its bombs in Yemen and that Assad has won the Syrian Civil War.
U.S. Army General Joseph Votel said the Iran agreement, which President Donald Trump has threatened to withdraw from, has played an important role in addressing Iran's nuclear program.
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WNU Editor: WNU covered these points from General Votel last week. But this is a good summary on what he said.
Hat tip to Fred for the above link.
4 comments:
Votel said the best way to deter Russia, which backs Assad, was through political and diplomatic channels.
So he admits that US was behind the assassination of the Russian in Britain?
Anon,
General Votel is absolutely correct on how to deal with Russia through political and diplomatic channels. Essentially respect them, treat them as equals and in some ways the superior power that they are, and good outcomes are possible, even probable at this point.
I don't see this as an admission of the US being behind the assassination of the Russian in the UK. The incompetent combination of boobs and political hacks in US (un)intelligence are likely incapable of such an action as it would mean slipping in, carrying out the hit, and getting out unnoticed. this type of action is simply beyond the capabilities of these personnel. As such, I tend to discount this possibility.
My first thought was the British themselves were/are behind this. Many in the US and the "west" have sought conflict with Russia even going out of their way at times to provoke this. Given the ideological nature that US foreign policy often takes it means our leaders are often easily manipulated by foreign powers.
Another possibility is an enemy of Putin ordered these assassinations. As for Putin himself, to much to lose and nothing to gain. As such, he did not do it. With all due respect anyone with half a brain should be able to instantly figure that out.
Given the swift reaction of the British without even a cursory investigation into this, I tend to discount the enemy of Putin theory. Any enemy of Putin that is of consequence will not work with the "west" as they would be even more hostile towards America and the "west" than he is. Of course the "west" is easily manipulated due to the ideological nature of its foreign policy. This would be a win/win for a Putin adversary.
It is refreshing to hear the general speak the truth. Assad has won, Saudi Arabia uses us, and the alternatives to the Iran deal are worse than the deal itself. Of course I could have told these people back in 2011 and did so that Assad was going to win. Saudi Arabia uses us and always has. This is not a good ally. As for the Iran deal, there is no support for pulling out and, while the deal is bad, we are stuck with it.
Did the US kill the guy? It is sad to say but it is a toss-up. Flip a coin. Heads they did it directly, tails they used an intermediary, if it lands on edge, they had nothing to do with it. Such is their level of credibility when it comes to such things.
Conspiracy everywhere no matter what intel notes
We are ba always
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