Briefing on the President’s Trip to the Middle East

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    Question on Saudi democracy gives State Dept pause
    ▻http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/afp/2017/05/us-diplomacy-saudi-media-politics-vote.html

    Long silence éloquent de la diplomatie US quand on l’interroge sur la démocratie saoudienne...

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    Jones is a respected career diplomat and former US ambassador to both Iraq and Jordan who has been thrust into the limelight as the administration has been slo w to fill more senior posts.

    He accompanied Trump and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to Saudi Arabia and Israel last week and took to the State Department podium to brief reporters on their achievements.

    His account of success in building ties with Saudi and other Muslim and Arab leaders matched the later White House briefing in substance, if not in Spicer’s hyperbolic language.

    But when an AFP reporter asked him whether the United States believes that democratic governance could help limit the spread of extremism, he fell silent.

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      À la fin (15 minutes 50) :
      ▻https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYMcYCxWJ64&start=951

      La transcription officielle ne reproduit pas le silence gênant (alors je l’ai ajouté), mais permet de constater à quel point le type ne répond pas à la question…

      Briefing on the President’s Trip to the Middle East
      ▻https://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2017/05/271445.htm

      QUESTION: Thank you. While you were over there, the Secretary criticized the conduct of the Iranian elections and Iran’s record on democracy. He did so standing next to Saudi officials. How do you characterize Saudi Arabia’s commitment to democracy, and does the administration believe that democracy is a buffer or a barrier against extremism?

      <awkward moment>

      MR JONES: I think what we’d say is that at this meeting we were able to make significant progress with Saudi and GCC partners in both making a strong statement against extremism and also – and also putting in place certain measures through this GCC mechanism where we can combat extremism.

      Clearly, one source of extremism, one terrorism threat, is coming from Iran, and that’s coming from a part of the Iranian apparatus that is not at all responsive to its electorate.

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