Quote Originally Posted by delusionsofNORMALity
the us has always depended on its various alliances. to turn our backs on our only ally in the middle east would be not only foolish but nearly suicidal in an age where weapons technologies are traded like baseball cards. if america wishes to maintain any standing in the area, it cannot depend solely on its few semi-friendly arab contacts. abandoning israel to its isolated status as the non muslim state in the middle east would probably lead to even more open conflicts in the area than we already have.


this sounds like the naive "if we play nice, they'll play nice" garbage that the "peace at any cost" crowd always seems to pull out when they have nothing constructive to add to the discussion. as long as the west is dependent on middle-eastern oil there will be an american presence of some kind there and as long as there is an american presence in the area there will be those who see that presence as a threat. until the us weans itself of arabian oil or the hardliners of the area calm down their xenophobic tendencies, there will be no solutions and very little peace.
The naive peace at any cost crowd eh. Believe me I have some comebacks for that but it would get me thrown off the site. I think your insulting way of debating says way more than your remarks. Who made you the ultimate intelligence here? So someone with a different opinion is a naive peacenik. Be glad I want to remain a member of this site or I'd tear you a new one.