This is going to be one of the last two or three summits between Arabs and Obama before he quits.
Obama vision of tamed sunnis equal to resurgent shias has been curtly nagated by North thunder exercise which saw awful 20000 tanks and 2500 airplanes of mainly Sunni Muslim countries roll in military exercise near Iraq border.
However the complete humiliation of Obama -Iran axis occurred yesterday when OIC despite Iran president presence 57 members OIC openly condemned Iran . As Iran is supported by Obama , this was a Great Great diplomatic victory of Saudis.
Now Obama is himself coming trying to intimidate the Arabs and force them to follow his line of experimenting with Islam itself by replacing control of Mecca from Holy book following Sunnis to additional priestly order and philosophy following Islam in some countries like Iran .
I do not think that this summit will be make or break with sunnis meeting but its outcome cannot be judged by communique but by subsequent actions . If it is a break then objections on US military presence in gulf might arise which is not good for sunnis but is a definite last resort of Arabs if after Obama, USA follows Obama's pro Iran policy .
Normally I do not favour US ouster from Indian ocean as this will result in new stiff attitude to Muslim countries by China, Russia and india .
Obama is not working for benefit of sunnis but he is moreover damaging US much more as Sunnis are the only big lobby which favour west versus rising China and Russia and India .
Time has come for Turkey and Saudis and Egyptians and Indonesians and Malaysians to augment their own nuclear programs as all are facing different enemies .
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King Salman and Obama to discuss fight against terror
WASHINGTON/JEDDAH: US President Barack Obama will hold talks with Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman this Wednesday in Riyadh, a day before his meeting with other leaders of the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), with discussions likely to focus on questions of security and terrorism, and the conflicts in Syria and other countries.
Ashton Carter, US secretary of defense, would also meet with his counterparts from the Gulf countries on Wednesday, a day before the April 21 US-GCC summit, according to media reports quoting White House statements.
Robert Malley, adviser to Obama, reportedly said that the US has reached an agreement with the GCC countries to fight terrorist organizations such as Daesh in the region and facilitate transfer of vital defense capabilities, including strengthening the bloc’s ballistic missile systems.
“On all of those, I think you’ll see progress has been made, there’s been much deeper cooperation between us and the GCC,” Malley was quoted as telling reporters during a conference call.
The president also wants to hear about ideas from King Salman and other leaders for dealing with economic issues, given the sharp drop in oil prices, Malley said.
Obama has recently outlined the importance of Saudi Arabia in the fight against terror groups.
His comments coincides with statements made by Abdallah Yahya Al-Mouallimi, ambassador of Saudi Arabia at the UN, who said the Kingdom is one of the countries leading the fight against terrorism.
Addressing the UN Security Council, Al-Mouallimi said that terrorism had emerged as one of the most important threats for countries, communities and individuals of all races and religions.
He stressed that the protection of civilians and steps to check the spread of sectarianism are not just moral obligations, but also extremely necessary.
He said:“We are also watching with great concern the increasing hate crimes that lead to violence and terrorism against Muslims in the world.”
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Obama vision of tamed sunnis equal to resurgent shias has been curtly nagated by North thunder exercise which saw awful 20000 tanks and 2500 airplanes of mainly Sunni Muslim countries roll in military exercise near Iraq border.
However the complete humiliation of Obama -Iran axis occurred yesterday when OIC despite Iran president presence 57 members OIC openly condemned Iran . As Iran is supported by Obama , this was a Great Great diplomatic victory of Saudis.
Now Obama is himself coming trying to intimidate the Arabs and force them to follow his line of experimenting with Islam itself by replacing control of Mecca from Holy book following Sunnis to additional priestly order and philosophy following Islam in some countries like Iran .
I do not think that this summit will be make or break with sunnis meeting but its outcome cannot be judged by communique but by subsequent actions . If it is a break then objections on US military presence in gulf might arise which is not good for sunnis but is a definite last resort of Arabs if after Obama, USA follows Obama's pro Iran policy .
Normally I do not favour US ouster from Indian ocean as this will result in new stiff attitude to Muslim countries by China, Russia and india .
Obama is not working for benefit of sunnis but he is moreover damaging US much more as Sunnis are the only big lobby which favour west versus rising China and Russia and India .
Time has come for Turkey and Saudis and Egyptians and Indonesians and Malaysians to augment their own nuclear programs as all are facing different enemies .
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King Salman and Obama to discuss fight against terror
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President Barack Obama (L) and Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman. (Agencies)
WASHINGTON/JEDDAH: US President Barack Obama will hold talks with Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman this Wednesday in Riyadh, a day before his meeting with other leaders of the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), with discussions likely to focus on questions of security and terrorism, and the conflicts in Syria and other countries.
Ashton Carter, US secretary of defense, would also meet with his counterparts from the Gulf countries on Wednesday, a day before the April 21 US-GCC summit, according to media reports quoting White House statements.
Robert Malley, adviser to Obama, reportedly said that the US has reached an agreement with the GCC countries to fight terrorist organizations such as Daesh in the region and facilitate transfer of vital defense capabilities, including strengthening the bloc’s ballistic missile systems.
“On all of those, I think you’ll see progress has been made, there’s been much deeper cooperation between us and the GCC,” Malley was quoted as telling reporters during a conference call.
The president also wants to hear about ideas from King Salman and other leaders for dealing with economic issues, given the sharp drop in oil prices, Malley said.
Obama has recently outlined the importance of Saudi Arabia in the fight against terror groups.
His comments coincides with statements made by Abdallah Yahya Al-Mouallimi, ambassador of Saudi Arabia at the UN, who said the Kingdom is one of the countries leading the fight against terrorism.
Addressing the UN Security Council, Al-Mouallimi said that terrorism had emerged as one of the most important threats for countries, communities and individuals of all races and religions.
He stressed that the protection of civilians and steps to check the spread of sectarianism are not just moral obligations, but also extremely necessary.
He said:“We are also watching with great concern the increasing hate crimes that lead to violence and terrorism against Muslims in the world.”
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