The Democratic majority’s greatest influence will be oversight and the ability to call hearings

ed note–please note that within the very first paragraph it is stated that the war-footing which Israel demands exist between the US and nuclear-armed Russia and North Korea will get back on track.

Given that Russia has been the main force in stabilizing Syria and in fighting Israel’s proxy terrorists known as ISIS, all can rest assured that the newly-flipped House (a development achieved in part due to the contributions of various players in the ‘911 Truth Movement’ who, just like the idiot Americans on the morning of 911 who signed up in droves for Israel’s engineered ‘clash of civilizations’ against the Islamic world, thought it best to join in on the Zionist-orchestrated chorus against Trump rather than applying even the slightest degree of discernment) will apply all the necessary pressure in forcing Trump to engage militarily in Syria in contravention to his stated intentions, thus escalating the possibility of some ‘accident’ taking place between US and Russian forces that doubtless would contain Israel’s fingerprints that could quickly get out of control.

At the very least, the new political dynamic will be used to pressure Trump into ‘accepting policies that he is not so enthusiastic to accept’ vis a vis implementing a more hostile posture towards Russia as quoted by the very non-Gentile Ilan Goldenberg working for the very NeoConservative ‘Center for a New American Security’ whose CEO just so happens to be Victoria Nuland, the wife of arch-NeoCon Robert Kagan. 

The issue involving KSA–as much as it is disingenuously associated with the ‘Kashoggi Affair’–is aimed at removing a vital chess piece from Trump’s ‘ultimate peace plan’ chessboard.

As far as Schumer’s comments concerning the ‘very pro-Israel’ electrical current existing in Congress, what he is of course promising is that the House–now having fallen into the hands of Trump’s enemies–will work in concert with those 5th element interests in the Senate such as Schumer himself who has stated in the past that his only reason for being in Congress is to further Israel’s well-being.

Furthermore, the illusion referenced here within the context of Schumer’s comments that the House has now been take over by ‘anti-Israel’ Democrats is only that–AN ILLUSION. All the posturing that took place during the campaign where candidates who had said and done things that would NEVER have been tolerated in a prospective politico–all of this was done to seduce these ‘progressive’ elements within the left into moving pro-Israel operatives such as Nadler et al into position so that they could then begin the process of dismantling Trump’s agenda in the Middle East.

In closing–

‘Democratic lawmakers are wary of seeming too friendly to Iran, especially given the hostility to Tehran by the government of Israel. While Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has worked increasingly closely with U.S. Republicans, strong ties to Israel remain a top priority for the Democrats.’

Which means that any and all activity which the Democrats will engage aimed at stopping what it is that Trump wanted to do will be done in accordance with–

Drum role please…

Israel

Haaretz

Democrats will try to harden U.S. policy toward Saudi Arabia, Russia and North Korea with their newly won majority in the U.S. House of Representatives, while maintaining the status quo on hot-button areas like China and Iran, congressional sources say.

On Tuesday night, Democrats won control of the House of Representatives from Republicans for the first time since 2011. That means they can determine what legislation can be considered in the chamber and have a bigger role in setting spending policy and writing legislation, in their challenge to U.S. President Donald Trump’s foreign policy agenda.

But since they must still work with a Republican-controlled Senate to pass any bills, the Democratic majority’s greatest influence will be oversight, the ability to call hearings and, if necessary, subpoena witnesses, as they chair committees like Foreign Affairs, Armed Services and Intelligence.

ISRAEL

Chuck Schumer, the New York senator and minority leader, told Jewish Insider: “Senate Democrats are very strongly pro-Israel and will remain that way.” Schumer was responding to criticism that a new wave of anti-Israel Democrats are poised to enter the Congress.

Ilhan Omar, who will be one of the two first Muslim-American women entering the Congress this fall, has had to reject accusations that a 2012 tweet accusing Israel of ‘evil doings’ amounts to anti-Semitism and she has repeatedly denounced Israel for apartheid.

Rashida Tlaib from Michigan, the other Muslim-American woman set to make history, has already had a political tussle over Israel since winning her Democratic primary for Congress. She lost the endorsement of J-Street for refusing to endorse the two-state solution.

However, little seems likely to change in the U.S.-Israel relationship. U.S. President Barack Obama was a staunch ally of Israel and increased U.S. military aid to Israel during his time in office and was responsible for much of the funding that helped to create Israel’s Iron Dome missile shield.

SAUDI ARABIA

The furor over the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul has added to lawmakers’ frustration with Saudi Arabia over civilian deaths in the war in Yemen and human rights.

A Democratic-led House would vote on legislation to block arms deals with Riyadh, make it difficult to win congressional approval of a nuclear energy deal with the kingdom and take up a measure to stop U.S. aircraft refueling and other support for the campaign in Yemen.

RUSSIA

Democrats plan Russia-related investigations, such as a probe of business ties and conflicts of interest between Trump and Russia.

But from a policy perspective, a Democratic-led House would push to punish Russia for interference in U.S. elections and activities including its aggression and involvement in the Syrian civil war.

The House would push for more sanctions, including measures targeting new Russian sovereign debt. They would also try to pressure Trump to enact all of the sanctions in a sweeping bill he reluctantly signed into law in August 2017.

“Trump would have to accept policies that he is not so enthusiastic to accept,” said Ilan Goldenberg, a former congressional aide and State Department official now at the Center for a New American Security.

Members of Congress have also vowed to push harder, using subpoena power if necessary, to obtain information about Trump’s summit last summer with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The White House has released few details about the meeting.

NORTH KOREA

Democrats say they are determined to obtain more information about meetings by Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo with North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un, worried that Trump is so eager to make a “great deal” that he will give Kim too much.

They plan to call administration officials to testify in public, and behind closed doors, about the status of talks. But they also will walk a fine line, because they do not want to be seen as interfering with diplomacy and efforts to prevent a nuclear war.

CHINA

Aides and outside experts do not expect that Democratic House control will mean significant changes in China policy. Democrats will hold more hearings, and demand more briefings, but criticism of Beijing has so far crossed party lines and that is not expected to change.

Prominent Democrats, such as Representative Adam Schiff, who is in line to chair the House Intelligence Committee, have joined Republicans backing measures to clamp down on China, like legislation treating ZTE Corp and Huawei Technologies Co Ltd technology and phones as major cyber security threats.

Like Republicans, Democrats are divided on Trump’s trade war with China. Some party members see free trade as a generator of jobs, while others back tariffs to protect workers in industries such as steel and manufacturing.

IRAN

Democrats were infuriated by Trump’s withdrawal from the international nuclear deal with Iran that Democratic President Barack Obama’s administration reached in 2015. But there is little they can do to change the policy as long as Republicans occupy the White House.

But Democratic lawmakers also are wary of seeming too friendly to Iran, especially given the hostility to Tehran by the government of Israel. While Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has worked increasingly closely with U.S. Republicans, strong ties to Israel remain a top priority for the Democrats.