I am a leftist.
Unless you want to throw 100 muslims into the ocean you're gonna have to find a way to coexist peacefully. No millionaire blew himself up in a terrorist attack. Stick people with 60% unemployment and you're asking for problems.
The PlatinumGuy solution to the mideast problems is sustained economic development. All this aid goes straight down the toilet. Give 'em jobs and soon enough you'll see border towns (like HK) develop to faciliate Israel-Palestine business. Prosperity is multiplied by sharing.
I think it is pretty much universally agreed that US-Israel security cooperation is tighter than ever before. Obama is crushing Iran. 60% inflation speaks a lot more than blown up nuclear plants, and definitely more than shattered Israeli planes (God forbid).
Under Obama the Arabs have more hope. Despair is the primary drive of terror.
I didn't mean to reply but got carried away. Gonna have to leave it here because I have work to do.
wow.. this thought process has somw merit but is incorrect.
Firstly, Lets say that the arab-israeli conflict is just about the economy as you say, meaning if both countries were prosperous, they can live together, and by crippling the economy (or the Iranian) we are hurting them more, rather than striking them. By striking them, you say that we are in actuality causing ourselves more harm, as we are fueling extremism.
But I agrue:
1. If we dont strike them, and the Iranians push forward and do come out with nuclear power, we lost everything that we are trying to accomplish. If we attack them and show them that they are not invinsible, then we cant talk with them afterwards. As everyone knows, the Iranians are soooo stubborn, that few believe they will ever back donw. Just like you see, their currency is 60% less, and still they press on
2. It's not an issue of 2 nations, it's actually arabs that are fueled by idealism and religion, and when you are dealing with religion, all common sense/interlect etc. is gone.
3. You can see from all the arabs, that they never talk about living in prosperity side by side, and looking for a bright future for themselves, it's all about taking back israel, to the last bit.
