Just two-months ago, Ahmad al-Sharaa remained designated as an al-Qaeda terrorist by the United States Government, there was a $10 million-dollar bounty on his head. Yesterday, as Syria’s interim President, Ammad al-Sharaa shook hands with President Donald Trump in Saudi Arabia.
President Donald Trump continues to navigate the world threading a message of peace and trying to stop conflict through economic negotiations.
While emphasizing peace and prosperity within a complicated geopolitical world built upon conflict, President Trump continues to cut through the political gordian knots that enmesh global interests in war. To say this is a stunning effort would be an understatement.
Optimal solutions are not complex but witnessing them is often difficult to reconcile against historic memory and traditional patterns.
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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump met with interim Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, the first encounter between the two nations’ leaders in 25 years and one that could mark a turning point for Syria as it struggles to emerge from decades of international isolation.
The meeting, on the sidelines of Trump’s get-together with the leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council, marks a major turn of events for a Syria still adjusting to life after the over 50-year, iron-gripped rule of the Assad family, and for its new leader, who once had a $10 million U.S. bounty for his arrest.
Trump praised al-Sharaa to reporters after the meeting on Air Force One, saying he was a “young, attractive guy. Tough guy. Strong past. Very strong past. Fighter.”
Under the nom de guerre Abu Mohammed al-Golani, al-Sharaa had ties to al-Qaida and joined insurgents battling U.S. forces in Iraq before entering the Syrian war He was even imprisoned by U.S. troops there for several years. (read more)
Look at the photo, MBS (Saudi next in line) is seated near Trump. The Syrian President is off against them.
Very interesting optics.
Camera angle is everything – creates propaganda , multiple angles might reveal reality .
My take is they did not want the interpreter for Syria to be in the picture, I would think that they want the perception that Abu Mohammed al-Golani understands english.
…it looks like they are within the same room…
How about that ‘optic’??
hmmm…
How to walk…
take one step ( which can be a struggle )
…then take another
step…
Those ‘Abraham accords’
– take a look…
Dogs/Fleas…
Trump is amazing, so many pots on the stove, cooking away, … making deals to Make America Great Again.
It will take time to develop Trust. The world should be leary of dealing with USA! Right? Look what the USA did to Trump and MAGA (2 assassination attempts and J6 stuff and the impeachment crap and the Lawfare stuff! MAGA is against our corrupt leaders.
So, over TIME Trump is seeking to cement Trust in Trump agenda. I can see another 4 years for Trump to hit a HOME RUN with all bases loaded for the WIN!
I saw Trump speak to the Arabs, it was very inspiring and heartfelt!
What can go wrong? (rhetorical question) 🙂
T A Q I Y Y A the practice in Islam, particularly Shia Islam, of hiding, disguising, mystifying, and keeping secret one’s personal beliefs, activity, values, world view etc. when speaking with non Moslems.
Since Moslems are encouraged by their religion to do everything in the world B U T be honest with non Moslems, why on earth would DJT believe MbS or Abu Mohammed al-Golani, al-Sharaa?
Trump did address that issue. Years and centuries of mis-trust!
Trump addessed it head on.
War mind vs seeing every human as a “child of GOD”.
The arabs and most countries , every religion has problems with “trust”, because War minds dominate in this world. Trump shared that. And offered a new way forward “we are ALL children of a LOVING GOD”.
Do all the world religions believe in ONE GOD, or multi-gods. 🙂
These countries in question care more about money than Islam.
“Optimal solutions are not complex but witnessing them is often difficult to reconcile against historic memory and traditional patterns.”
^^^^^
Forgiveness helps the forgiver heal more than the forgiven.
Perhaps optimal solutions will help this issue:
Pope Demands Christians Be Given Right to ‘Remain in Their Native Lands’ Amid Growing Persecution
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2025/05/14/pope-demands-christians-be-given-right-to-remain-in-their-native-lands-amid-growing-persecution/
Only one village in the Holy Land remains all-Christian. There are people whose families have been Christian in the Holy Land since the days of the Holy Apostles.
When one removes the CIA splinter from the wound, healing can begin.
Conversations in-person allows for the 5 senses to engage in exponential ways. It’s often said that written text/mail/social media posts are like two ships passing in the night. Our VSGPDJT knows the “Art of the Deal” begins and ends with personal connections. Every. Single. Time.
The art of the deal meets the art of Taqiyya. Who has been practicing their “art” longer?
T A Q I Y Y A the practice in Islam, particularly Shia Islam, of hiding, disguising, mystifying, and keeping secret one’s personal beliefs, activity, values, world view etc. when speaking with non Moslems.
Since Moslems are encouraged by their religion to do everything in the world B U T be honest with non Moslems, why on earth would DJT believe MbS or Abu Mohammed al-Golani, al-Sharaa?
Taqiyya tempered as long as Mr. Trump is in the wheelhouse. Afterwards….?
PDJT is a man who’s demeanor demands respect.
“Let’s see what happens”….
Blessed are the peacemakers.
There is a part of me that is uncomfortable with this, I think Sundance captured that well: “Optimal solutions are not complex but witnessing them is often difficult to reconcile against historic memory and traditional patterns.”
On the other hand, to acheive the scope and scale of large change that Trump is attempting nationally and globally; I am not certain I see any other way, but for DJT to move forward with boldness.
This is an example of that.
Well we certainly know the way of Clinton/Bush/Obama/Biden has never brought peace anywhere…
Correct
What concerns me most with the amount of Muslims “migrating” to USA.
Christians in Syria Face ‘Potential Genocide,’ Experts Warn After Recent Killings
March 11, 2025
By
Stephanie Martin
https://churchleaders.com/news/507541-christians-in-syria-face-potential-genocide-experts-warn-after-recent-killings.html
It happens in Europe every week. We need to send them back to their countries. We are not Sharia, who wants a civil war? Those people love to have wars….for centuries. They don’t even need NeoCons. They kill organically. Most Liberals and soulless Americans will convert….bonus they can marry and abuse small children. Creepy and depraved.
“Those people love to have wars….for centuries.”
As opposed to what other religion?
Christianity?
Might want to study up on a little history there. Christendom waged genocidal wars–against other Christians, against Muslims, against non-believers–for centuries.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_wars_of_religion
Maybe we should round them up and deport them?
Judaism?
The chosen people celebrate their genocides, as detailed in their holy books, that they began carrying out a few millenia ago, and continue to today.
God told them to genocide the Canaanites, the Amalekites, Midianites, and many others. And they did! And do!
https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/2494730/jewish/Torah-and-Genocide-FAQ.htm
Maybe we should round them up and deport them?
Christianity is learning to coexist. Judaism is fighting for survival. Islam is another story…
I notice no comment about the murdered Christians in the truck. Silence in the face of evil is considered a form of complicity, as it implies a failure to act or speak against wrongdoing. Dietrich Bonhoeffer famously stated, “Silence in the face of evil is itself evil: God will not hold us guiltless. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act.”
Thank you for revealing your truth……
I see this as PDJT trying to choke of all of the corrupt systems that we have in DC. He can’t fire everyone, get rid of the CIA, and arrest these demons.
He is attempting to create business and economic partnerships that make countries not want to attack other countries with whom they do business. Then everyone is making money by earning it instead of having to take the USAID $$$$ at the end of a gun barrel. We are done “nation building”.
He mentioned in his speech at SA about how they built their nation without USAID. Seventy years of pouring our tax money into nation building only made things worse because none of it went to bettering the lives of poor people. All of it was stolen.
If we become a world in which we do commerce on a fair playing field then, technically, we don’t want to kill those with which we make honest money.
Bingo.
T A Q I Y Y A The practice in Islam, particularly Shia Islam, of hiding, disguising, mystifying, and keeping secret one’s personal beliefs, activity, values, world view etc. when speaking with non Moslems.
Since Moslems are encouraged by their religion to do everything in the world B U T be honest with non Moslems, why on earth would DJT believe MbS or Abu Mohammed al-Golani, al-Sharaa? Trump may tell him to stop oppressing and murdering non Moslems and he agree and promise to do so but in reality intensify the behavior. It would be easier to nail Jello to a tree! Think Yasser Arafat who would promise reforms and peace on the television and radio in English but to the Palestinians promote terrorism and hostilities in Arabic. Mr. Trump needs to put enormous economic pressure on Golani to enforce/support behavior and not words.
Third time’s the charm Johnny? Do you know any other tunes?
It”s their new talking point since
Tariffs Cause Inflation
Criminal Illegals have Due Process Rights
Sparks of Divinity
DOGE is going to Eliminate Social Security
Harassing and Threatening Jews on College Campuses is ‘free speech”
Deporting Illegals = Deporting American Citizens
Jobs in America are Gone. What are you going to do? Wave a magic wand?
Friend,
Matthew 28:19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
The Almighty is bringing them to our door; a nation founded on Christian values, unparalleled freedom and enormous wealth.
I am uncomfortable with this new Syrian president, who killed US soldiers, not too long ago, being able to be in the same room with President Trump. Didn’t President Trump take out Solemani for killing our US soldiers over many years?
This Syrian dude needs to just step aside.
An article I read today quoted the President as being complimentary of the Syrian President and indicating that he has the ability to put Syria again on a sound footing (my words, not the President’s). This is despite the fact that this man is still on the terror watch list.
What little we have seen of this meeting looks a little awkward.
MBS kept his head lowered and no eye contact.
I hope President Trump called out the genocidal events and tendencies.
Saudis and this guy are Sunni Muslims. Iran is Shi’a Muslim. JMHO, Trump needs Syria to behave so he can work on an Iran deal.
This is not all about Israel with this guy, but Israel IS the common-hate denominator between all Muslim parties.
From the article below:
“””Giving his first interview in 2013, Sharaa made clear that the Nusrah Front intended to impose a fundamentalist interpretation of Islamic law (sharia) across Syria and that there would be no room for religious minorities such as Shiʿis, Alawites, Christians, or Druzes. In 2015, as the international community became concerned about the growing terrorist threat among Syrian rebel forces and as Russia prepared to intervene on behalf of the Assad regime, Sharaa appeared to take on a more conciliatory tone, appealing to the West in an interview with Al Jazeera: “We received clear orders not to use Syria as a launching pad to attack the US or Europe in order to not sabotage the true mission against the regime.”””
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ahmed-al-Sharaa
Ahmed Al-Sharaa,
aka, Abu Mohammad al-Jolani.
Jolani comes from the root word “Golan(i)…. as in Golan heights.
Again, MBS of Saudi Arabia keeps his head lowered. Hummm?
I am a prophecy watcher. I just keep searching the scriptures.
Idk.
Elon can’t hide it when he’s having a great time.
Everyone is cozying up to Jolani as quick as they can. Starmer and Merz are having to publicly critical of immigration. Have they finally realized they need a stable Syria to send all of those refugees back to? They’ll overlook the Alawite and Christian killings if they can maybe start reversing the boats.
Don’t forget the DRUZE !
“About Islam: A Letter to President Trump”
Srdja Trifkovic at “Chronicles Magazine” revisits President Trump’s 2017 Executive Order.
https://chroniclesmagazine.org/columns/about-islam-a-letter-to-president-trump/
Abu Mohammad al-Julani is his nom de guerre as an al-Qaeda and ISIS leader. ’nuff said.
How is Ahmed al-Sharaa a “former” terrorist when he is currently conducting wholesale murder of Christians in Syria, as we speak?
Amazing. Buckle Up.
Question:
So is this Syrian President Ahmad Al-Sharaa really a terrorist or what?
I’m old enough to know that no weapons of mass destruction were ever found in Iraq -after going to war over this.
Orange Man is not bad.
9/11 was nothing like what they told us it was.
Covid was a scam.
Men cannot birth babies.
Putin and Russia are not anything like we’re being told.
The list of flat out lies we’re sold as ‘truth’ is long– so was or is this man really a terrorist or not?
Sometimes a terrorist is just that, a terrorist. It’ll remain to be seen what comes of this, but I’m not getting my hopes.
Some men have their price, to bought by the CIA.
Others are ideologues who have a vision, and the will to impose it regardless of how much death and destruction is needed to get there.
Be wary of the latter on the world stage, they cannot be bought and will do whatever it takes.
There is a cost to keep the Saudis out of Brics. Syria is part of the cost.
Guys a murderer!