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Israeli President Reuven Rivlin on Monday gave Benny Gantz, the leader of the centrist Blue and White alliance, the mandate to form the new government."In accordance with the basic law of Israel, I give the mandate to form the government to Benny Gantz. The law gives you 28 days, starting tomorrow, to form the new cabinet. This is a very short period of time, however, given the extraordinary circumstances both in Israel and abroad, it is possibly a too long period. The seriousness of the situation and the challenges we face require us to show responsibility."Gantz was tapped for the job after reportedly securing the majority of recommendations from lawmakers.
Actually, there is no comparison between those two situations (one of those Iraqis in America, versus that same person in U.S.-occupied Iraq), and here is why:
Retired Marine's message about travel ban goes viral
2,306,988 views - Feb 10, 2017
Fox News, Hannity
Marine in Iraq [Steve Gern, Marine Staff Sergeant (Ret.)]:
"We discussed the executive order [banning Iraqis from coming to U.S.], and their displeasure in this executive order, why they feel like they've been betrayed by the United States, and ... I asked a simple question: As an American if I went out into the town right now, would I be welcomed? And they answered absolutely not, you would not be welcomed. And I said, what would happen? And they said, the locals would snatch me up and kill me within an hour. I'd be tortured first, and after they were done torturing me, I'd probably be beheaded, it would go on video, for everybody to see as an example. ... What I am trying to make is this, is the local populace, that would do this. This isn't al-Qaeda, this isn't the PMU, this isn't the militia from the Iranians, this is the local populace that would do this. So, my question then was pretty simple: If you would do this to me, in your country, why would I let you in my country? Because all this means to me is that if you have the opportunity, to take the life of an American, you would do it. If this is the way some of those cultures feel, this is the way that these countries feel about Americans, why would you be so naive to believe that if they came to the United States, they would do anything any different from what they would do right here in their own country?"
"As a result of the success of Iraqi Security Forces in their fight against Daesh, the Coalition is re-positioning troops from a few smaller bases," the coalition said as quoted by CNN. "These bases remain under Iraqi control and we will continue our advising partnership for the permanent defeat of Daesh from other Iraqi military bases."At least it's a start.
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