True. I have listened to many Iranians who reside in their country speak out against its government, and who would like nothing more than its dismantling. The last of their interest would be to display the expression of hostility toward the West. Your right its archaic. There is nothing to gain in it for them. They want to be able to learn and grow, dress as they like, find the job of their interest, have families, a place of their own, and enjoy life like everyday people...........then we have those in power, and the nuts who support them, both inside and outside of their country who enjoy in tyranny. If the people can't get rid of them thru a legitimate democratic process we know to be a facade when it comes to their vote, they may have to result to other means. It sounds like a very high percentage of the population are against that regime.
I believe the people of Iraq could have done the same thing, and chose to do nothing out of fear. Now they are fighting all over the streets.
I know the Dome of the Rock has religious meaning to the Palestinians, its a shrine, but yet we have been witness to the carnage from Muslims when they were allowed to use them for sanctuary. This would not stand during WW2. If the Germans wanted to use the Vatican to kill American soldiers with machine gun nest and snipers the the US would have transformed it into rubble.
Israel is such a tiny country, and after all its their country, and the US cares less about the Palestinians, other than using them as a pawn, Israel to. I've begun to wonder if it really even cares about Israel?. But they may some day need them more than they can realize today. All of it has bigger implications, and Israel doesn't have oil, it doesn't have much of anything in line of natural resources, but it is the only democratic society in the Middle East who is allied with the US. But even the US government has, had, and keeps some pretty strange bedfellows, and its getting harder to determine what they themselves are up to?
Iraq is another. If Iraq would have been dry would the US have gone back and invaded again?. Would our government used the kind of resources it has to turn that country upside down?. I think most of would arrive at the same conclusion. Its like one big game of chess these guys play with each other only the game pieces are human.
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