One can argue W could’ve tossed in themes of Israel security, terrorism, dangerous world in a paragraph and said hence we have no choice but to move our embassy to Jerusalem. It would’ve totally sold post 9/11.
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Fair. On the other hand, needed cooperation of Arab/Muslim nations in Afghanistan and Iraq.
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Maybe. But it's hard to believe that the Saudis haven't tacitly agreed to this move behind the scenes. It is true that they weren't there in 15 years ago.
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The Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995, singed by Bill Clinton, is context that has gotten lost in the coverage. It's semantics, but President Trump isn't "moving the embassy" so much as he is opting not to waive the legal requirement that the embassy be moved.https://twitter.com/IanMMcC/status/938447073921208320 …
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Evangelicals made the mistake then of making their litmus test abortion instead of immigration.
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