SK790 wrote:Warszawa wrote:pacino wrote:Soren wrote:So Iran is basically our only shot at a stable and moderate Muslim state at any point right?
Turkey and Jordan. Turkey is electing a power hungry madman, though
I just read an Interesting esquire story...basically saying all these Middle East countries sponsor terrorism so that the masses in their own country don't rebel against the incredibly repressive economic systems in place there; basically create a diversion with the west feeling the brunt. The US knows this and permits it to happen. Why? Better to play along and keep the Middle East stable than risk a disruption in oil supply. If you want to cripple terrorist organizations than create sanctions, freeze assets and forcibly bankrupt these regimes....the question is will the west do that knowing the risk of mass instability in the region
We're allies with the Saudis who help to fund Salafis across the globe, including the IS.
I'm not agreeing, but there's quite a few reasons for that.
