Isn’t it Time to Move Past the Khashoggi Killing?

[Right_in_Virginia]

Isn’t it Time to Move Past the Khashoggi Killing?
American Thinker, Dec 10, 2018, Frank Hawkins

There are numerous reasons we need to get past the killing of Jamal Khashoggi. Yes, the murder of Khashoggi was gruesome. It understandably offended Americans. Republican Senators Lindsey Graham, Marco Rubio and Todd Young have joined with three Democrat senators to introduce a resolution that would find Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (aka MbS) "complicit" in Khashoggi’s death.

The Democrats are delighted to use the incident because it puts President Trump in an awkward position they can use to accuse him of being chummy with murderers or endorsing autocratic regimes jailing or killing journalists. (Of course they conveniently ignore the cozy if not supportive relationship former Secretary of State John Kerry and former President Obama had with the murderous mullahs of Iran.) The resolution would require Trump to withdraw troops in or "affecting" Yemen within 30 days unless they are fighting al Qaeda. The resolution also calls on the Saudi government to negotiate with representatives of the Houthi movement and agree to a political resolution to end the country's humanitarian crisis.

It’s unclear what advantage this provides the United States other than creating the illusion that we did something about the killing.

Meanwhile, there are 10 legitimate reasons to move on and put the incident behind us.


Read more:  https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/12/isnt_it_time_to_move_past_the_khashoggi_killing.html

[Right_in_Virginia]

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2. It’s important to understand that Khashoggi was not just a mere journalist and writer for the Washington Post. In Riyadh, he was perceived as a threat to the Saudi leadership for damaging their image with Washington. Khashoggi’s articles eloquently railed against repression by MbS and Saudi leaders. But he was no friend of Western style democracy or the United States. He had his own motives for attacking the Saudi leadership. You see, Khashoggi was an operative of the Muslim Brotherhood, a transnational Sunni organization considered to be a proponent of a radical and violent version of Islam. 

One of his closest friends during his life was Osama bin Laden. He dreamed of establishing an Islamic caliphate. MbS labeled him “a dangerous Islamist.” So it’s ridiculous and highly misleading to portray Khashoggi as merely a “Washington Post Global Opinions columnist.”  But this conveniently gives the anti-Trump media a hook to keep the story alive to embarrass Trump.

[Right_in_Virginia]

FTA  (And this is why Israel is looking, even now, to normalize relations with SA)

8. Saudi Arabia is the main counterweight to Iran, the ultimate hard line Muslim country working feverishly, with the help of $150 billon (delivered by former President Obama and former Secretary of State John Kerry) to create nuclear weapons that can be delivered with their growing array of medium and long range rockets. Governed by fanatical Muslim mullahs dedicated to destroying “the great Satan,” Iran is the leading supporter of international terrorism and the grave threat to world peace.

Like it or not, Saudi Arabia, which has many American educated leaders who tend to be pro-American, is critical to US and Israeli interests in dealing with the Iranian theocracy.

[Frank Cannon]

I moved past it the second I found out he was: A) A Saudi foreign national and B) a Lib hack reporter.

[Cyber Liberty]

I'm still trying to work up a give-a-shit about this Moslim Brotherhood guy posing as a columnist.

[Fishrrman]

The only reason the media is still interested in this guy is because they believe he can be used as a tool with which to attack Mr. Trump...