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FOod for indigestion, you mean. With US troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, you can't possibly believe that Bush is rooting for a widespread war in the Middle East. That's comical.
The "conspiracy" behind this is simple. The Islamic terrorist networks, whether Hezzbolah or Al Quaeda, are at war with Israel, the US and all of the western world. I don't know why that's so hard for liberals to get their minds around.
| What is the advantage of having a war in the Middle East for President Bush?
High gas prices slows the economy down. |
Yet high gas prices bring in lots of money for the oil companies, who have posted record profits in the past year. Gas has proven to be a more inelastic good than most people (including oil executives) had believed.
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You seem to misunderstand me on this. I am not suggesting that Bush or anyone else set up the pieces on the chessboard, so to speak. Once the abductions were made, however, the Israeli government was under no obligation to act in any certain way. The way that it
has acted is telling. It appears to me that it was looking for an excuse (perhaps any excuse) to do this, which would make one wonder what greater purpose the current situation serves.
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Quote by: GodBlessAmerica This is just radical Islam raising it's head again. They are a dangerous cult, not a religion. |
I have no doubt that radical Islam is definitely a causal factor in all of this. However, I am inclined to believe that radical Muslims have little to no understanding of international geopolitics. For one thing, they do not have access to the privileged information that Western governments (e.g. the US and Israel) do. On the other hand, their interests are generally local; if they were
really trying to wage a global jihad, they would be cut to pieces in minutes. Thus, they have been made a convenient scapegoat for larger ends.
- Rob