We’ll start with the narrative drivers, who told us that Trump was undermining peace in the Middle East with this decision.
Here’s @nytimes and @juliehdavis saying that the move “complicated prospects for peace.” pic.twitter.com/w32nHNJx5A
— Drew Holden (@DrewHolden360) August 13, 2020
Here’s @CNN saying the move will “roil the region” and “undermine regional stability,” which seem like hard predictions to defend in light of the events since. pic.twitter.com/ndhOceEhl3
— Drew Holden (@DrewHolden360) August 13, 2020
Perhaps my favorite comes from @NewYorker, who said that the Trump Admin’s assertion that the move would advance peace (in scare quotes) was a “fiction” pic.twitter.com/4davLFvQKM
— Drew Holden (@DrewHolden360) August 13, 2020
@ABC may want to check in with it’s experts who said the move was dangerous.
This whole episode has been a phenomenal reminder that foreign policy “experts” – who’ve built a half century of American policy failure in the Middle East – aren’t worth much (more on that soon). pic.twitter.com/gi35GGzI5Z
— Drew Holden (@DrewHolden360) August 13, 2020
Much more from the usual suspects over at the thread. Congratulations to Mr. Holden for calling out the wrong-headed criticism from all of these liberal know-it-alls.