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To: Chas. who wrote (8136)	3/1/2007 9:58:50 PM
From: Hawkmoon	of 15987

I have always maintained that the answer to the problems in the Middle East is a very simple one....JOBS Certainly.. to an extent, and depending upon which Mid-East country you're referring to. But overall, the rate of economic growth is not keeping pace with the birthrate. And given that, for example, some 50% of Saudi Arabia is under the age of 22, with a population of 20 million, it means the Saudis have to create hundreds of thousands of jobs each year. (Mexico, for example, was in the same situation in the mid-90s and now we have 10% of Mexico living in the US). Other countries in the region face similar demographic and econmic pressures. And job growth on the order you're speaking about would require tremendous investments in education and job training. And then there would have to be relatively little political risk for foreign companies to invest and move their businesses there.. But yes.. jobs are certainly part of the equation. But many radicals are not the poor, or uneducated. The leaders are often well-educated, and philosophically driven, so having a job will not matter to them.. It is merely an end to the means. Hawk

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