Following Syria: Trump has assembled a team to attack Iran
The US presidential election won by Donald Trump was watched with interest throughout Russia. Most wished Trump victory, hoping for a warming of Russian-American relations. After the election of the new president, no improvement came. Moreover, his recent personnel changes cause concern for the future development of the situation in the world.
Pompeo instead of Tillerson
Recently, in the United States, the main informational body of the country has become the page of Donald trump on Twitter. All the most important decisions of the president first appear there, and then are communicated to the performers. It was through Twitter that Rex Tillerson found out about his dismissal from the post of Secretary of State. Moreover, this happened during his talks with the Chinese on the de-escalation of the conflict with North Korea.
Of course, Tillerson is hardly a “dove of peace” and a friend of Russia, but he is a rather sober and sensible politician who has his own opinion and is not afraid to express him. He strongly disagreed with Trump on the implementation of a nuclear deal with Iran. Tillerson advocated its ratification and against the tough US anti-Iranian stance.
Mike Pompeo, who replaced Tillerson, previously served as head of the CIA. This person is known for ultra-conservative views. Mike is in the so-called "tea party", many of whose members are known as proponents of segregation and racism. These people are also fierce opponents of Russia and China, Iran, North Korea and others.
Therefore, it is quite natural to expect Russophobic statements and actions from the new Secretary of State and the White House. An important quality of Pompeo is unconditional devotion to Trump and warm support for all his initiatives.
What to expect North Korea
After this appointment, it is worthwhile to “strain” many, and especially Kim Jong-un. Chances are good that the latter will be tricked into negotiating "denuclearization" between the US and North Korea. The Americans have already done so. In 1994, by agreement with Bill Clinton, North Korea froze the nuclear program in exchange for normalizing relations with the United States and economic help.
The agreement was valid until 2000, when George W. Bush came to power in America. Influenced by his hawks, he annulled the agreement with North Korea and invaded Iraq.
Today, even the most radical American politician must understand that a bad peace with Kim Jong-un is better than a nuclear war. But still, the Koreans should be extremely careful and not too hope that everything promised by Washington will not be canceled immediately after the disarmament of North Korea.
New CIA Director
For the first time in American history, a woman, Gina Haspel, became the director of the CIA. She replaced Mike Pompeo, being previously his deputy. She was nicknamed the “godmother of torture,” and she earned that nickname. She previously led a secret CIA prison in Thailand, where inhuman torture and abuse of prisoners were practiced. There are solid assumptions that Haspel personally tortured people.
In the United States, torture is prohibited, therefore, in order to circumvent the law, the CIA organized a network of prisons around the world.
It is authentically known that Gina had a hand in hiding and destroying video materials testifying to the methods of conducting interrogations at the CIA.
A German human rights organization put forward a demand to the German authorities to arrest Gina Haspel when she appears on the territory of this country or other EU countries, but human rights activists have not received a response.
And Mike Pompeo, announcing the new director of the CIA, called Gene "an exemplary intelligence officer and a dedicated patriot."
The new head of the intelligence department has no positive feelings either for Russia, or the DPRK, or for Iran.
US National Security Advisor
Trump's appointment of John Bolton as the new national security adviser is in line with the logic of previous personnel reshuffles. This person also adheres to radical views on the external policies. His appointment should be of particular concern to Iran. After all, one of the books he wrote was called: “To stop Iran is to bomb Iran.”
And the famous Guardian published an article with an eloquent headline: “Bolton finally got to the White House. Does this mean war? ”
On the other hand, despite the warlike views, Bolton repeatedly visited Russia, and he managed to find a common language with Russian statesmen.
In general, not everything is unequivocal in American politics and the international situation. For our leadership, it is important not to relax, but to respond in a timely manner to possible unfriendly steps on the part of Trump and his new environment.
Pompeo instead of Tillerson
Recently, in the United States, the main informational body of the country has become the page of Donald trump on Twitter. All the most important decisions of the president first appear there, and then are communicated to the performers. It was through Twitter that Rex Tillerson found out about his dismissal from the post of Secretary of State. Moreover, this happened during his talks with the Chinese on the de-escalation of the conflict with North Korea.
Of course, Tillerson is hardly a “dove of peace” and a friend of Russia, but he is a rather sober and sensible politician who has his own opinion and is not afraid to express him. He strongly disagreed with Trump on the implementation of a nuclear deal with Iran. Tillerson advocated its ratification and against the tough US anti-Iranian stance.
Mike Pompeo, who replaced Tillerson, previously served as head of the CIA. This person is known for ultra-conservative views. Mike is in the so-called "tea party", many of whose members are known as proponents of segregation and racism. These people are also fierce opponents of Russia and China, Iran, North Korea and others.
Therefore, it is quite natural to expect Russophobic statements and actions from the new Secretary of State and the White House. An important quality of Pompeo is unconditional devotion to Trump and warm support for all his initiatives.
What to expect North Korea
After this appointment, it is worthwhile to “strain” many, and especially Kim Jong-un. Chances are good that the latter will be tricked into negotiating "denuclearization" between the US and North Korea. The Americans have already done so. In 1994, by agreement with Bill Clinton, North Korea froze the nuclear program in exchange for normalizing relations with the United States and economic help.
The agreement was valid until 2000, when George W. Bush came to power in America. Influenced by his hawks, he annulled the agreement with North Korea and invaded Iraq.
Today, even the most radical American politician must understand that a bad peace with Kim Jong-un is better than a nuclear war. But still, the Koreans should be extremely careful and not too hope that everything promised by Washington will not be canceled immediately after the disarmament of North Korea.
New CIA Director
For the first time in American history, a woman, Gina Haspel, became the director of the CIA. She replaced Mike Pompeo, being previously his deputy. She was nicknamed the “godmother of torture,” and she earned that nickname. She previously led a secret CIA prison in Thailand, where inhuman torture and abuse of prisoners were practiced. There are solid assumptions that Haspel personally tortured people.
In the United States, torture is prohibited, therefore, in order to circumvent the law, the CIA organized a network of prisons around the world.
It is authentically known that Gina had a hand in hiding and destroying video materials testifying to the methods of conducting interrogations at the CIA.
A German human rights organization put forward a demand to the German authorities to arrest Gina Haspel when she appears on the territory of this country or other EU countries, but human rights activists have not received a response.
And Mike Pompeo, announcing the new director of the CIA, called Gene "an exemplary intelligence officer and a dedicated patriot."
The new head of the intelligence department has no positive feelings either for Russia, or the DPRK, or for Iran.
US National Security Advisor
Trump's appointment of John Bolton as the new national security adviser is in line with the logic of previous personnel reshuffles. This person also adheres to radical views on the external policies. His appointment should be of particular concern to Iran. After all, one of the books he wrote was called: “To stop Iran is to bomb Iran.”
And the famous Guardian published an article with an eloquent headline: “Bolton finally got to the White House. Does this mean war? ”
On the other hand, despite the warlike views, Bolton repeatedly visited Russia, and he managed to find a common language with Russian statesmen.
In general, not everything is unequivocal in American politics and the international situation. For our leadership, it is important not to relax, but to respond in a timely manner to possible unfriendly steps on the part of Trump and his new environment.
- Sergey Porter
- https://cnn.com/
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