I don't mean for this to be overly-provocative--a two state solution in Israel with some sort of international arbitration over high holy sites is clearly in the best interests of world peace. But something tells me that part of the reason this is being encouraged by the US at this juncture is because the West is going to try to build a coalition against Iran, and it would be bad if Israel could be used as a negative rallying point (particularly if Israeli bases/the Israeli military had to be used in the event of military operations--this would really polarize potential Arab allies, including the very important Gulf Arab states which have no interest in seeing Iran become a major local theocratic power). I really think instability over the oil fields of Iraq, internal dissent, and Pan-Islamic rhetoric could result in a terrible conflict in the region with Iran right at the center of the storm--given a chance, that state could be worse for the world than Nazi Germany.
2007-10-15
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