Much, but not all, of the problems in the middle east are due to our involvement. First we support Israel, even when they do the wrong thing. It's not anti-semitic to say that Israel is occupying territories. We support Israel 100% without question and that irks some folks off. Then we support a tyrant in Iran that gets overthrown, why wouldn't the Iranians not like us? And we support tyrants all over the Middle East. Egypt, Saudi Arabia, you name it. Then, to top it all off, we invade a country that posed about as much threat to us as Nepal. We lied our way into it, we lied our way to stay in there, and we're bankrupting our country in the process. This whole policy of "we have the biggest guns so we're going to make you do what we say" isn't working.

 

As an Egyptian girl said on an ABC news special the other day. America preaches freedom and democracy, but we support tyrants. It's no wonder that there are people that hate us, and the moderates are losing hope. We want democracy in the Middle East? Then we are going to have to expect Palestinians to elect Hezbolla, and Iraqi's to elect Shia politicians with ties to Iran. But the more we support tyrants and the more we intervene in that area of the world, the more it enrages people.

As an Egyptian girl said on an ABC news special the other day. America preaches freedom and democracy, but we support tyrants. It's no wonder that there are people that hate us, and the moderates are losing hope. We want democracy in the Middle East? Then we are going to have to expect Palestinians to elect Hezbolla, and Iraqi's to elect Shia politicians with ties to Iran. But the more we support tyrants and the more we intervene in that area of the world, the more it enrages people.

Are you talking about the Egypt that invaded Israel in 1948, 1967 or 1973? All the terretory the Israelis took was a direct result of Arab countries invading Israel during the Six Day War. They gave the Sinia back to Egypt in 1979 and Gaza to the PNA in 2005. Personally, I'd have told the world to stuff it and kept everything I captured. The Egyptians should be grateful that the UN called for a ceasefire before the Israelis reached Cairo.

Are you talking about the Egypt that invaded Israel in 1948, 1967 or 1973? All the terretory the Israelis took was a direct result of Arab countries invading Israel during the Six Day War. They gave the Sinia back to Egypt in 1979 and Gaza to the PNA in 2005. Personally, I'd have told the world to stuff it and kept everything I captured. The Egyptians should be grateful that the UN called for a ceasefire before the Israelis reached Cairo.

 

Perhaps you should watch the video without discounting things out of hand.

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This is a young college student who is very progressive. She makes many good points.

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Oh I know they will continue to threaten but its not going to happen. Even if they wanted it to happen, and actually tried, well then we wipe out Iran... see where i'm going with it.

It's also important to remember that the Pres. of Iran can say anything he wants, he has NO power. The clerics that control the country aren't going to set off a nuke against the US. They know that if they do, they are dead.