The men of the Middle Eastern want a chance to succeed in life. They want dignity, a future and the opportunity to live in a strong independent society. They have no chance in Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Iran.
Most countries of the Middle East are either run by a few Muslim power hierarchies, dictators, monarchs, or the military. Many countries around the world are Muslim. All of the Middle Eastern countries are Muslim and Radical Muslim Extremist leaders prey upon them. Unemployment is ridiculously high yet most Middle Eastern countries are rich with oil revenues. Their leaders are millionaires, drunk with power and greed and are in danger of being replaced by a new power elite, Radical Muslim Mullahs, and Imams.
The average worker in a repressed, controlled society like Egypt earns wages of fifty to hundred dollars per month. They have been educated all the way to college level to perform white collar jobs where there are none, unless you are well connected. They can't afford the things that you and I take for granted, like your own home, tv and car. Most jobs in Egypt and the rest of the Middle East are blue collar. Egypt is and above average, per capita, income and educated country compared to the rest of the region, however, they are increasingly frustrated with no job prospects and are showing it by becoming enamored with Radical Muslim Extremism in larger and larger numbers. Unemployment, poor training, no opportunities, and corruption is the culprit.
Living in Iraq, Afghanistan, or Turkey where democracy is flourishing or just beginning is showing the way of the future. There is being offered to their people an alternative to the way it’s been for generations. They have hope and they have freedom and they have free unrestricted capitalism. If and when security is assured, Iraq and Afghanistan will be a beacon to others in the region, at least that is the way Bush’s legacy will read. The key word is, ‘if’.
Nine-eleven drew world wide attention to the Middle East in ways that no one ever looked at the region before. The fact that most people are still living in the thirteenth century, ruled by their religion and their simple hatred for the Jews because they occupy a part of the Arab world.
Except for their oil we in the West have had no interest in the people of the Middle East. Just like we have no interest in most countries of Africa and South America unless they offer something we need. Some, like Osama ben Laden, were bitter about changes effected by the West in their region. We were infidel invaders trying to insure continued flow of oil by flexing our muscles. America showed up with military in Desert Storm to free Kuwait from Saddam.
Osama felt that America was propping up a corrupt family Monarchy in Saudi Arabia by protecting it militarily. He wants the region to resolve it’s own problems without interference from the invading Crusaders from the west. We are sorry but we have our own interests to protect. It’s that plain and simple. I can say it but no American politician will say it without saying goodbye to his career. We did and are supporting a dictatorship in Saudi Arabia to insure the uninterrupted flow of that oil and for no other reason. We supported the Shaw years ago for the same reason. I don’t buy Bush’s professed friendship with the Saudi family for a minute.
We are and have been in the Middle East for only one reason, OIL. To think otherwise is naïve’. After all, we have all the sand we need in Arizona.
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