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Trump has been telling Mideast leaders Embassy will move to Jerusalem, recognize it as capital

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And the leaders of those countries have been reaffirming to Trump how counter productive to the peace process that would be.

Now they have also just warned State Dept. staff in in the country against travel activity.

https://www.osac.gov/Pages/ContentReportDetails.aspx?cid=22895

With widespread calls for demonstrations beginning December 6 in Jerusalem and the West Bank, U.S. government employees and their family members are not permitted until further notice to conduct personal travel in Jerusalem’s Old City and in the West Bank, to include Bethlehem and Jericho. Official travel by U.S. government employees in Jerusalem’s Old City and in the West Bank is permitted only to conduct essential travel and with additional security measures. United States citizens should avoid areas where crowds have gathered and where there is increased police and/or military presence. We recommend that U.S. citizens take into consideration these restrictions and the additional guidance contained in the Department of State’s travel warning for Israel, the West Bank and Gaza when making decisions regarding their travel.
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https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-u-s-embassy-israel-jerusalem-n826626

Abbas warned Trump about "the dangerous implications for such a decision on the peace process, the security and stability in the region and the world" and called the possible move "an unacceptable step," Rudeineh said.
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In their phone call, King Abdullah warned of pre-empting a comprehensive solution that leads to the establishment of a Palestinian state, with East Jerusalem as its capital, the statement said. "His majesty emphasized that Jerusalem is key to achieving peace and stability in the region and the world."
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Turkish President Recep Erdogan, meanwhile, called Jerusalem "the red line for Muslims."
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Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi condemned the possible embassy announcement, saying that it would be seen a hostile move against Arabs and Muslims.
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Erdogan is threatening to cut off diplomatic relations with the US over this.
 
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fskimospy said:
Well that sure sounds like a good idea. It definitely won't piss off our allies and should net us large geopolitical gains such as nothing.
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This was a promise he made to his base during the campaign. The geopolitical implications are irrelevant to Trump.
 
fskimospy said:
He also promised his base he was going to raise taxes on the rich, not try to cut medicaid, etc, etc.

'Donald Trump promised...' have to be among the 3 most worthless words in the english language.
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Trump made a lot of promises, some of which played principally to his base, while some were intended to have broader appeal. The ones you describe fall into the latter category. Trump seems totally uninterested in keeping any of those. So far as his base, he prioritizes pleasing them but he also knows how gullible they are. If he can provide any semblance of anything remotely resembling what he promised them, it's fine by them.
 
Timing seems to be more of a distraction from Russia probe. Is this Jared’s recommendation, I thought he was in charge of the Middle East.
 
woolfe9998 said:
Trump made a lot of promises, some of which played principally to his base, while some were intended to have broader appeal. The ones you describe fall into the latter category. Trump seems totally uninterested in keeping any of those. So far as his base, he prioritizes pleasing them but he also knows how gullible they are. If he can provide any semblance of anything remotely resembling what he promised them, it's fine by them.
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Hmm, that's a good point. It would definitely explain why he gave up on protecting medicaid effectively instantly but keeps trying to push through something he can call a travel ban.
 
This also means that our embassy will relocate from Tel-Aviv to Jerusalem. This move also fulfills biblical prophesy and is in alignment for what will soon occur.
 
When you have to coordinate the military strategy across an entire region because you know an announcement you’re about to make that is in no way necessary to address any immediate concern will have a possible violent negative response, you might be making the wrong move.
 
fskimospy said:
Hmm, that's a good point. It would definitely explain why he gave up on protecting medicaid effectively instantly but keeps trying to push through something he can call a travel ban.
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Yes, and I think it's also quite possible that if Trump is unable to get his border wall, he'll just add some fencing and other additional security, then claim he kept his promise.
 
Puffnstuff said:
This also means that our embassy will relocate from Tel-Aviv to Jerusalem. This move also fulfills biblical prophesy and is in alignment for what will soon occur.
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How does this fulfill prophecy exactly?

I'm not for or against this. We shouldn't appease the mideast, on the other hand I feel we need to be more hands off with Israel and not get involved in these types of things.
 
SlowSpyder said:
How does this fulfill prophecy exactly?
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During the tribulation, Daniel's 70 weeks, the Jews make their last stand in the capitol of Jerusalem facing the remnant armies of the world on the cusp of annihilation when Jesus comes back for the planet.

If we stop supporting Israel we will stop receiving God's blessing.
 
woolfe9998 said:
Yes, and I think it's also quite possible that if Trump is unable to get his border wall, he'll just add some fencing and other additional security, then claim he kept his promise.
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He's already talked about a 'virtual wall'. I'm confident even if he doesn't add a single foot of fence to it he will simply declare there's a wall there and that he built it.
 
Puffnstuff said:
During the tribulation, Daniel's 70 weeks, the Jews make their last stand in the capitol of Jerusalem facing the remnant armies of the world on the cusp of annihilation when Jesus comes back for the planet.

If we stop supporting Israel we will stop receiving God's blessing.
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I guess I'm not seeing how this is fulfilling prophecy based on that.
 
fskimospy said:
Well that sure sounds like a good idea. It definitely won't piss off our allies and should net us large geopolitical gains such as nothing.
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Pence thinks it will fulfill Biblical prophecy. Bank on it.

Pretty scary when you have an entire religion built around the concept of a civilization ending war marking the greatest and happiest moment in human history.
 
fskimospy said:
He's already talked about a 'virtual wall'. I'm confident even if he doesn't add a single foot of fence to it he will simply declare there's a wall there and that he built it.
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How sad is it that I think what you just said could well turn out to literally be what comes to pass?

It's also going to be amusing to listen to his cockamamie explanation for how Mexico paid for it after all.
 
Puffnstuff said:
This also means that our embassy will relocate from Tel-Aviv to Jerusalem. This move also fulfills biblical prophesy and is in alignment for what will soon occur.
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Please tell me that no one outside of a mental institution thinks that global political decisions should be made based on prophecy!?
 
That Trump, what a clever guy killing two birds with one stone: He kills world peace and his chances for a second term just from changing the sign at the US Consulate in Jerusalem to US Embassy in Jerusalem.

Gotta hand it to him. When he fvcks things up he don't mess around with the minor details of his decisions like how it's going to create all kinds of turmoil and maybe a small war or two in the Middle East.

Well, whatever it takes to make his base happy I guess.
 
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