In the days leading up to the beginning of World War II, British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain negotiated a settlement with Germany's Adolph Hitler, allowing for Germany's takeover of the Sudetenland territory to go unchallenged by the western nations, because Hitler promised to behave himself, thereafter!!! Chamberlain proudly proclaimed that this settlement would bring about, "peace in our time!"
We all know how that turned out! Chamberlain's agreement allowed Hitler to set his sites on the next piece of European land that his lust for conquest desired, and soon the world was embroiled in the most violent "peace in our time" that the world has ever seen!!! Perhaps President Trump is using Chamberlain's example for his brand of diplomacy, over the Turkish invasion of the Kurdish-held territory, in Northern Syria!!!
After Trump ordered the pull-out of American forces in the territory, with Turkey's assurances by their President Erdogan that they would not engage in the ethnic cleansing of Kurds, Christians, and Yazidi's, that we see them carrying out today, I'm sure the Kurds, and their protectorates are grateful for his relenting, and deciding to send troops to protect the Kurdish held oil fields! I can just hear them saying to each other, as the gunfire closes in on them, "Boy, I'm sure glad our oil fields are protected!!!" Trump's compassion for the civilian population of the area ranks up with Chamberlain's proclamation of, "peace in our time"!!!
I am deeply disturbed over this issue, as I was reluctantly, and tentatively, supportive of Donald Trump's election, in 2016, mostly because I was nauseated by the prospect of a Hillary Clinton victory, yet I vowed to support him, as long as I approved of his policies. I have been pleasantly surprised, up until now, as it seemed that his decisions were in line with the Biblical perspective on the various issues.
But I fail to see how this situation can be pleasing to God, except that it opens the door for Israel to take over where our forces have left off! That, coupled with the recent massive rocket bombardment of Israel, from the Hamas forces in the Gaza region, in southwestern Israel, makes me wonder if this actually is God's way of announcing the beginning of His prophecied Muslim, and Russian invasion of the Middle-East, which will seem to be disastrous for Israel, before God miraculously turns it into a victorious rout by the Israelis!!!
As for Donald Trump's re-election bid, in 2020, I guess I will still vote for him, in spite of my disapproval of his decision to withdraw troops from the Kurdish held territories, but only because the Democratic alternative is too nauseating to consider!!!
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