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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group
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To: Eashoa' M'sheekha who wrote (46494)9/24/2002 10:31:45 AM
From: Hawkmoon  Read Replies (2) of 281500
 
I don't think we should overstate, or get hung up on, "jewish influence" in the Bush administration... It's obviously strong...

But so is the strong and direct influence that exists between the Arabs and Bush family, as well as the Saudis and Carlyle Group..

Bush opponents have spent years griping about Bush's "oil ties".. And while a few of the oil interests might be clamoring for entree' to a few Iraqi concessions, few of them seek to see a disruption in oil supplies that would result from trying to overthrow every Arab nation in the region.

And considering the degree of outright anti-jewish sentiment that finds it's way into the global media, I can't blame the Israelis for having such an active lobbying effort.

And once again, while I'm cautious about tying US policy too closely to the Israeli agenda, in the matter of regional security the US has a vested interest in preserving the concept of democracy in the region. And Israel and Turkey are the only two nations in the mid-east which take democracy seriously.

It's better that ALL SIDES come looking for the US to solve their problems so we don't catch the blame. But it's also important that once we take on that role, we do it OUR WAY, not theirs...

That will convince them that forcing the US to become involved invokes a price that the despotic governments of the region must pay.. namely political and economic openess.

And given the fact that few, if any, truly and fully democratic nations have ever engaged in open conflict with one another, we have a vested interest in revising the political structure in the region.

Hawk
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