The Palestinian problem is the biggest horse arab nations have to ride.
When Iraq feels threatened, what does it do?
It sends $25,000 to the family's of suicide murderers and then goes and complains to the UN about those nasty little sanctions that leave its people poor...all the while there are 5 year olds raised in the west bank talking about how great Saddam is.
When Iran feels threatened what does it do?
It sends millions of dollars in illegal weaponry to Hamas and Hizbollah and sets up camps all across the middle east for training to spread its influence even deeper.
When Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Syria, and Pakistan feel their dictatorial and brutal regimes are threatend what do they do?
They have words of hate broadcasted throughout mosques and schools (as if there was a difference). It is this hate that makes the people forget about their own troubles.
And what about Arafat, what does he do when he feels threatened?
Arafat steals from his people and tells them it's the Israelis that are keeping them poor. Arafat invites Iran to send millions of dollars to the PA where 50% goes to him, 25% goes to his other cronies in the terrorist Palestinian Authority, and the remaining 25% go to weaponry the likes of which was found on the massive Karine A ship. But hate alone won't keep people quiet you see. So he gives Hamas and the Islamic Jihad free reign. They distribute food purchased with their own terrorist funds to buy the loyalty of the Arabs. When Arafat is feeling threatened about where his people's loyalty is, he sanctions terrorist actions through his own paramilitary, Fatah. Currently Arafat alone is worth $1.3 BILLION (US dollars).
So what should America do?
Topple Iraq's government and install a democratic government that is non-violent and finds no need to rely on hate. Tell the EU, Russia, and China to put up or shutup - it is their meddling in the region that is causing a lot of the problems. Iran's will fall on its own and might need some pushing to bring it about but it's already on the verge of collapse. The rest of the middle east is also just as unstable as Iran.
-Rudey
--Damasa, I told you we're in MENSA!
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Originally posted by damasa
Ok, just to get on the same page, I don't think that I made myself all that clear.
I believe that the conflict between Israel and Palestine is a battle rooted in religion and a claim to land/water and whatnot.
I also agree that U.S. support of Israel is Economical/Political. I like the views of ksig rc, rudey and arya, you all have valid arguments.
But the question is, do other arab countries in the region view the U.S. support of Israel as an economical approach or a religious approach? I tend to view them taking favor to a religious backing over an economical backing. That can be up for argument either way.
To get back on track, should the U.S. go to war with Iraq once again? I believe yes for a few reasons. Hussein is a threat not only to our country but also to Isreal and since we are an ally to Israel we have that responsibility to help protect them, do we not? He may soon have the capability to use nuclear weapons not only on us, not only on Israel, but also on other countries that we call our allies. Not to mention the extreme danger that will come to a nuclear war in such a small region.
There is also the tactics of Hussein to pay suicide bombers and their families to plan and execute terrorist attacks. If we have an active campaign in Afghanistan/Pakistan, should we not also widen the campaign to include the prevention of terrorism in Isreal - I think yes.
You know, I was thinking and I wonder why it is that threads like these hardly get replied to, but when kate spade comes up, there will be 200, 300, 400 replies?
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