What Can We Expect From Trump on Morocco’s Occupation of Western Sahara?
NOVANEWS
US Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan and Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Burita hold a joint press conference in Rabat, Morocco, on June 29, 2018.JALAL MORCHIDI / ANADOLU AGENCY / GETTY IMAGES
BY: Daniel Falcone
Truthout
President Trump appears to be looking the other way from Morocco’s occupation of Western Sahara in the pursuit of World Cup politics.
The Associated Press recently reported that, “The 2026 World Cup contest has been engulfed in intrigue about whether Donald Trump’s rhetoric on immigration and foreign policy will cost North America votes. What’s barely talked about is the impact of a territorial conflict that is impeding Morocco’s bid.”
More plainly, this “territorial conflict” is barely being talked about, period.
President Obama, and ...