Yalda Mubarak Mr Sullivan

Benaw Izzat | Exclusive to iKurd.net

A part of the world has just celebrated “Yalda“, the longest night, that of December 21 and the transition between autumn and winter. Unfortunately, we can only observe that it is the feast of peoples who suffer, like Iran or Afghanistan.

According to the legend, this day brings hope, the night will begin to shorten, the light will triumph as justice. The poorest can always hold on to this symbol, it can only help them.

This is the moment chosen by National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan to meet the Israeli Prime Minister. The name probably doesn’t ring a bell. Yet it is associated with a particularly bloody period.

Sullivan was a foreign affairs adviser to Vice President Biden during the Obama era. He was also Hillary Clinton’s right-hand man when she launched Operation Zero Footprint. During this operation, arms broker Marc Turi delivered tons of weapons to the rebels fighting forces loyal to Gaddafi in Libya. Very soon afterwards, control of the Libyan conflict was lost, as well as the military equipment that was sent to Syria and Iraq via Turkey.

The Libyan debacle earned Sullivan a closed-door session before the panel, which was investigating the 2012 terrorist attacks that killed four Americans in eastern Libya and Clinton’s email.

Sullivan and Hillary Clinton are adherents of “smart power” thinking, an elitist concept developed by Joseph Nye, a former Defense Department official turned Harvard professor.

In a February 12, 2012 email to Hillary Clinton from his office, Jake Sullivan rejoices about Syria: “AQ is on our side in Syria”.

This is a performance that will leave a mark on the minds of those who observe the war games in that region. Let’s be happy to see this smart power advocate advising President Biden again. On July 21, during the Kabul debacle, Emir Al Thani boasted on Twitter that he had met with Jake Sullivan, a key interlocutor in Washington.

At the beginning of the summer, the Taliban offered cash to the Afghan army and a letter of amnesty by name to all those who gave up the fight. But don’t the smart power advocates ask themselves where this money comes from? There is no question of getting angry with Qatar, which has financed just about every terrorist group in Africa and the Middle East. In fact, the Middle East Forum has just published new details on these activities

Uncovered Documents Expose Qatari Terrorism Financing :: Middle East Forum

In his latest Twitter post, Jake Sullivan says: “Countering corruption is a national security priority for the Biden-Harris Administration. This is somewhat reassuring for Naftali Bennett who does not enjoy the honors of the White House. He will meet with one of the most brilliant representatives of the Democratic smart power.

The issue at stake in this meeting will be to decide whether war against Iran is inevitable. Yalda Mubarak!

Mrs. Benaw Izzat – a special reporter and senior writer for iKurd.net.

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