These remarks are really worthy of further consideration, as the represent the misunderstanding MANY people have about this problem.
(1) US unconditionally supports Israel in its brutal occupation of Palestinians, their Muslim "brothers". Without US's support, Israel would not be able to make their brothers suffer. Thus, in their eyes, it is the fault of the US.
Does it really make sense, just from what you know about human nature, for a people to be more concerned about the cause of "their brothers" than they are about their own desperate circumstances? Of course not.
I *LOVE* tejek. I would not want to see anything happen to him. But if it comes down to his freedom or mine, I'm getting mine first.
The cause of the Palestinians is totally secondary to the desire for Arabs to get some dignity on their own behalves. It is human nature. Or perhaps animal instinct. You can lay it all on the US and Israel from now on. That simply isn't the root of the problem.
(2) While preaching democracy and freedom, US supports their brutal and undemocratic governments (ex: Saudi Arabia), hence keeping them oppressed and also being hypocritical.
It is a fact that Arab states use their oil riches to suppress their people. In Arab states which have tended toward democracy, it has been because the oil revenue is not there or no longer sufficient to keep the people in check. This is what is happening in Iran, and is the reason we need not deal with Iran -- it will become a democracy under its own power.
(3) US is embarked on a crusade against the Muslim world and has to be fought (as evidenced in their occupation of Iraq).
Perhaps they believe this at this point. But once Iraq is freed, and it will be, and the occupation is over, this myth will be quickly dispelled. But not if we leave the job undone, in which it will be viewed as a defeat for the United States, which would be a disaster. |
