tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post2542051258439784912..comments2024-03-29T04:06:37.402-07:00Comments on Had Enough Therapy?: Is Arab Civilization Dying Out?Stuart Schneidermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-81926134894820064892014-09-22T11:43:46.651-07:002014-09-22T11:43:46.651-07:00The Middle East would be a lot more peaceful witho...The Middle East would be a lot more peaceful without western intervention. <br /><br />Gaddafi would still rule over stable Libya, and Assad would have crushed the rebels as fast as Israel crushed Gazans. <br /><br />But the West, in cahoots with Qatar and Saudis, added fuel to the fire. <br /><br />That said, the current crises may have a long-term stabilizing impact on the Middle East.<br /><br />Why?<br /><br />Because Middle Eastern national maps were not drawn by people there but were artificially imposed by Western imperialists.<br />That led to too much ethnic and sectarian diversity. As in Yugoslavia, only a strong hand could things under the lid.<br /> <br />Now, local nationalisms are flaring up and the Middle East deems to be cracking up like Yugoslavia did. <br /><br />Yugoslavia went thru hell in the 90s but is peaceful now. Same may be true of the Middle East in the eventual future. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-83129893964829034392014-09-22T11:00:26.316-07:002014-09-22T11:00:26.316-07:00Good. Drive the entire genepool to their tomb soon...Good. Drive the entire genepool to their tomb soon.vanderleunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10296245324443413545noreply@blogger.com