Muslims don't need their clerics to remind them of how many Arabs the US and Israel have maimed, murdered, displaced, abducted, and incarcerated since 1948.Yeah sure, Georgie, the leaders of the Gulf States have no need to worry what those crazies in Iran will do? Maybe the average Saudi doesn't even think about it all the time, but the leaders certainly are aware of what those crazies could be capable of. And since the Muslims are taught to hate the Jews, is it really that surprising that they think Israel is the greatest threat, especially when it is drummed into their heads by their clerics?Rich Arab elites parrot the official US/Israeli line when it comes to threats.
Arab streets have no illusion about who's the greatest purveyor of violence on this planet.
(Ask the Iraqis)
"ATTITUDES TOWARD IRAN
"On Iran's potential nuclear weapons status, results show another dramatic shift in public opinion. While the results vary from country to country, the weighted average across the six countries is telling: in 2009, only 29% of those polled said that Iran's acquisition of nuclear weapons would be 'positive' for the Middle East; in 2010, 57% of those polled indicate that such an outcome would be 'positive' for the Middle East. "
By 70% to 80% majorities Arabs regard the US and Israel as the greatest threats to peace in the Middle East. Iran consistently polls around 10%.
2010 Arab Public Opinion Poll | Brookings Institution
Maybe you can tell us the last time Iran invaded another sovereign state?
There is no greater cult of devout crazies on this planet than the "American Exceptionalist."