President-elect Donald Trump surprised many today with the selection of Gov. Nikki Haley as his Ambassador to the United Nations. Trump praised her ability to bring people together, but many reports noted her scant foreign policy experience.
One nation that was quick to endorse the move was Israel, with Ambassador Danny Danon cheering her as a “true friend of Israel” because of her support for a South Carolina state law which forbade public bodies from entering contracts with anyone engaged in the BDS movement.
Beyond that, Haley has made very few public comments on foreign policy ever, though she did say back in January that a Republican president “would make international agreements that were celebrated in Israel and protested in Iran.”
In last year’s State of the State address, Haley also attacked the P5+1 nuclear deal with Iran, falsely claiming it permitted Iran to make nuclear weapons and that the easing of international sanctions opened a “pathway” to such weapons.
While a US Ambassador to the UN occasionally issues a statement condemning the UN General Assembly for criticizing Israeli settlement expansion or some such, the job is generally speaking focused on dealing with the rest of the permanent members of the security council. Dealing with Russia in particular will be a focus, though given Haley’s lack of public statements on the matter it’s impossible to predict what direction she will take on that matter.
Yep, looks to me like they’re gearing up to have a war with Iran.
Surprise Surprise.
Putin will not allow our nation to become the hegemonic ruler of Iran , again and therby cause trouble in Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Chechnya. It will be akin to the Cuban missile crisis. Or worse. Of course it cannot be true because only Clinton was going to start WW III.
The blind leading the lame. Only in America.
And more swamp is preserved for the future.
Does this mean she is on the AIPAC payroll?
No – she is on Sheldon Adelson’s payroll…. (with some side $$$ from the Koch Bros.).
One more undraining of the swamp
The American people just put Trump in the White House and we can just as easily drum him out if he continues to support Israel’s holocaust of Palestinians! I hope Nikki has a heart and mind ready to stand up to injustice!
Yes, because elections have really been known to turn things around. LOL.
Treacherous turncoat Nikki Sharpton Haley will stab Israel in the back unless Trump firmly restrains her.