12-06-2017, 02:33 PM
(12-06-2017, 02:16 PM)Duchess Wrote:
Why does the United States get to say what the capital of Israel is? That's bullshit. I must be misunderstanding the issue.
Sorry Duchess, I was posting about this at the same time in the TRUMP PRESIDENCY thread.
The evangelicals, a sizable portion of Trump's base, pushed for the formal recognition and it was one of his promises to them during his campaign.
Trump says he believes he's simply recognizing a fact and, presumably, believes it will help the peace negotiations. Our key allies in Europe and the Middle East don't agree and advised against this action at this time.