Jerusalem — a fitting setting for Mike Pompeo's message
by Washington Examiner, | | August 26, 2020 12:00 AM
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivered a speech to the Republican National Convention that aired Tuesday night looking over the Old City of Jerusalem. It was a fitting setting because it was the location of one of President Trump’s boldest foreign policy moves.
In 2017, Trump followed through on a promise that many other presidents had reneged on when he recognized the simple reality that Jerusalem was the capital of Israel. Though this should be obvious, especially given that the city has served as home to the Israeli government, it was a move that prior presidents had resisted because they listened to warnings of so-called experts that it would blow up the Middle East.
Trump rightly followed through, and the predicted widespread unrest in the “Arab street” never materialized. It was an example of how his willingness to smash down norms, which has served him poorly in other respects, led him to make a correct and practical decision.
Additionally, Trump recognized that President Barack Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran was an unmitigated disaster for world security. Not only did it allow Iran to maintain a long-run nuclear program, but it meant that even if Iran observed the deal to the letter, it would still become a more potent conventional threat. Additionally, the Obama-Biden administration subordinated all policy in the region to secure the deal, allowing Iran to get away literally with murder just because it didn’t want to initiate a response that could trigger Iran to pull out formally.
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