Pompeo: European response to Suleimani killing 'not helpful enough'

[bronxiteforever]

US secretary of state unfavourably compares European reaction with ‘partners in the region’
The Guardian
Julian Borger in Washington
Published: 11:36 Saturday, 04 January 2020

Mike Pompeo has expressed disappointment with European reaction to the US killing of the Iranian general Qassem Suleimani, suggesting the UK, France and Germany have not been sufficiently supportive.

The US secretary of state compared the European response unfavourably with US “partners in the region”, a likely reference to Israel, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, which Pompeo consulted after the Suleimani assassination.

... Policy towards Iran has been a deeply divisive issue between the US and Europe since Donald Trump withdrew from the 2015 multilateral agreement with Iran that imposed strict limits on its nuclear programme in return for sanctions relief. European officials have blamed Trump’s efforts to strangle Iran economically for the rising tensions in the Persian Gulf.

There were immediate signs that in the short term at least, the killing of Suleimani would inhibit the broad coalition effort to wipe out Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. Nato suspended its training of Iraqi security forces, currently led by Canada, and the US-led counter-Isis mission in the region, Operation Inherent Resolve, also cut back its activities, including the training of Iraqi counter-terrorist units. “Over the last few days we’ve literally stopped the anti-Isis fight – everything stopped,” said Michael Knights, an expert at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jan/04/mike-pompeo-european-response-to-suleimani-killing?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

[roamer65]

1. If I were the EU leadership, I would be telling Pompeo to shove it up his ass.

This is a direct result of pulling out of the Iran nuclear deal.

[bronxiteforever]

4. +1000

[sprinkleeninow]

6. This. eom

[no_hypocrisy]

2. Thoughts and prayers are suddenly "insufficient?"

Up yours Trump and Pompeo

[MineralMan]

3. They're horrified by Trump's stupidity.

What did you expect, Pompeo, you pompous ass?

[sprinkleeninow]

5. What didya expect, Mister Du Mass?

dimrod.....

[Baitball Blogger]

7. Republicans are a special kind of stupid.

[Iliyah]

8. t-rump's buddy BoJo with no support response?

Also, t-rump other buddy Erdogan called Iran and told them that the general was a martyr.

[spanone]

9. Well Mike, when you shit on people, they shit back at you.

trump has not made a single friend overseas.

[CanonRay]

10. For 3 years they've been treating our European allies like shit

What did they expect.?

[Leghorn21]

11. Hey, you know what's *really* not "helpful"?

YOU, MOTHERFUCKER

The day you’re relieved of duty will be so, so exquisite and delicious

Jfc, who are these fkn people

[Submariner]

12. West Point must be ashamed to have had Pompeo in its ranks

he would be considered a disgrace to his uniform. Disgusting lowlife.

[jpak]

13. If you want allies, asshole - don't go pissing them off

with tariffs and other vile shit.

Dumbass.

[Wounded Bear]

14. The US President is no longer the leader of the free world...

plain and simple. Trump thinks leadership consists of barking orders and getting unquestioning obedience. That's not even supposed to be true in America, no matter what he thinks. In fact, it's not true anywhere. True leadership is a bit more than that.

The US government has been reduced to a bad episode of The Apprentice, and the rest of the world doesn't want to play.

[greatauntoftriplets]

15. I'm with Europe.

[yellowwoodII]

16. They Know

That we're under the thumb of a crazy leader. They just hope it doesn't spread to them.

[Eugene]

17. ...but but but Rump told us that allies are so easy to get.

Besides, they only take advantage of America, he also said.

Also didn't Jared tell us we didn't need to be credible in our diplomacy?

I can't feel much satisfaction in saying "we told you so," as I'm afraid these idiots are ready to burn the planet down.