Do you think changing Iranian and Syrian regimes will solve the Middle East conflict?

Answer 1

Well, when the Shah was deposed in Iran, we figured that things would improve there. Look what happened. A few months before the Islamic Revolution, 60 Minutes did a story on the Ayatollah Khomeini that made him out the be the deposed savior of Iran. Many speculate that Carter brought the Shah into exile in the US to allow the Ayatollah to return to Iran. Boy, did he ever! First thing that happened was they took over the US Embassy and held the staff captive for the balance of Carter's term in office.

Syria is so factionalized that any regeime change there is likely to be meaningless. One wacko will take over from another and little, if anything, will change.

Forcing of any regeime change will have to come from within the Arab world. There's NO WAY that the US could attempt such a thing; if nothing else we've learned that from Iraq.

If the US could broker a peace accord between Israel and a couple of the more stable Arab countries in the Middle East (Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Kuwait all come to mind) as Jimmy Carter did between Israel and Egypt then it's possible that much could change just from the natural momentum of those agreements.

Answer 2

I often wonder if removing Israel from the mix would solve the Middle East conflict. But probably not. No neighboring nation to Israel has offered an help to the Palestinians. If fact, Egypt, Jordan & Syria each took control of lands that were initially laid out for a State of Palestine after WWI. So the blame cannot be laid squarely on the existence of Israel. Perhaps the best solution is time. The Ottoman Empire has been dissolved less than 100 years. That's not much time in the overall scheme of things. These people must learn to coexist. What we can do is not exacerbate the situation with poor diplomatic policy. Otherwise we will just have to sit and wait it out.

Answer 3

The ruling regimes in Iran and Syria want to control and dominate their societies through hate and terror.

They hate Americans, Europeans, Chinese, Japanese, Russians, Africans, Latinos, etc. All they know is hate and discrimination. How can anyone with an IQ over 1 think that women are like cattle, and all religions other than their own are heathens? Christians did that too, 1000 YEARS AGO.

Will changing them fix things? Not as long as the people in those countries remain fatalistic. It takes real guts to demand freedom. That hasn't happened in the US since 1776!

All free Americans can hope for is that the people in dictatorship countries like Syria and Iran stand up and fight for their freedom, like our forefathers did. Only when change comes from inside will change be permanent.

Answer 4

The problems in the Middle East today both with Arab & adjacent nations are to a large extent the failure of old British colonial ruling class's, prior to, in between 2 world wars and years after, to understand, help, educate even integrate or just sit under a tree and talk with the people.

Answer 5

... some of the problem lies in extremist interpretations of Islam... nations use it as a governmental basis and the Koran as a constitution... you can't fight with the "Bible" or the Koran... that type of mass change will end up basically being a crusade, which will be a HUGE MESS, not to mention the millions of deaths, mainly on the other side...

Answer 6

No, but stopping unflinching US support of Israeli terrorism will. When the muslim countries see themselves treated equally, they'll be more trusting of Americans.

Answer 7

it will not completely solve the problem.But there may be some change in overall development of peace talks in those areas

Answer 8

Not completely solve it but it would help alot. Those governments are corrupt and support terrorists.

Answer 9

Why not. Just say they got WMDs Tell the un to go f*** themslves and liberate them

Answer 10

NOl It is a good start though.