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Politics : Foreign Policy Discussion Thread
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To: Hawkmoon who wrote (5708)7/26/2003 10:10:30 AM
From: ChinuSFO  Read Replies (1) of 15991
 
Hawk, I totally agree with your analysis of the sudden rise of Islamic fundamentalism and also with your statement that Islam is not the only religion to demonstrate this trend. Having said all that you have said and having agreed with that, I would like to ask what you think is the solution. Countries like Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Iran, Libya etc. all have oil. But the oil in these countries is not a shared wealth. Instead their dictators hold sway over the oil wealth and use it to serve their personal goals instead of sharing them with their people.

In light of this situation, we are left wondering what the solution should be. Should the US move in to forcibly take over the oil reserves and free it from the dictators? I would say we do that. But what I do not agree with is that the US should do it alone. Doing so adds to the common Arab's suspicion of the US. Instead, I think, we need to work patiently with the other nations of the world towards this goal. It is they whom we should convince first. Instead, this President continues to thumb his nose to the world leaders. Scrapping WTO agreements, ridiculing the French for their disagreement and very soon (that is my presumption) making fun of the British since they are giving Blair a hard time.

I know that Americans are not better off than they were when this President took office. Americans do not have jobs and their wealth reserves acquired during the prosperity years of the 90's are fast drying up. In spite of these hardships, the Americans are capable of deriving some consolation if American foreign policy was successful in not only making a significant dent in terrorism, but also to have their prestige enhanced in the world community. But has that happened? Even a country like India is now turning down US's request for troop help in Iraq. Isn't this the rock bottom of US foreign policy?
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