Tuesday, 7 June 2011

The war that never stopped !

Logic is the missing component of the Middle-East.  A state of war exists between most of the Arab nations and Israel - simply because there was never a peace deal signed when the shooting stopped.

The so-called "Six day war " started when the surrounding Arab nations launched a massive attack on Israel - and were quickly routed.  As usually happens during a war, the victor enters and controls land owned by the losing party - and that seems to be why people are still getting killed by trying to invade and reclaim that lost land.

The event known as " the Arab Spring "  has added a new dimension.  Insurrection has broken out in Arab countries ruled by dictators and the war with Israel is being used to cause a distraction from the internal strife.
The aim seems to be to draw away the world media to concentrate on border friction - and to allow internal security forces to act against the demonstrations with impunity.

The danger is that this build-up of tension may cause the " Middle East pressure cooker " to explode.  Iran is moving ever closer to building a nuclear bomb - and Iran is just as big a threat to other Arab countries as Israel.    While the Arabs would surely deplore an Israeli attack on Iran, they would secretly relish a reduction or destruction of Iran's nuclear programme.

Many world leaders have made major efforts to secure peace in the Middle-East - and none have succeeded.   Hatred runs too deep for logic to prevail - and even if the Arab Spring results in the downfall of tyrants - very little will really change.

The thinking in Arab minds seems wired towards perpetual war !

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