Who's blaming Obama for this? I am not. The point was we had a couple of you guys actually calling the election--2 days before it happened--& giving credit to Obama for a wishful thinking win.
Does this mean you should run away from this thread? No--it's designed--to give you a little history lesson the middle east--instead of thinking that because a new President was elected 6 months ago--everything is going to change for the better.
Sorry friend--I have been around way to long to know that never happens in the middle east--regardless of who the POTUS is. And we've been dealing with middle east problems since right after WW2 which was 1945!
ok, after reading your post, friend, i decided to give this thread another chance.
it is after all designed to give me a little history lesson the middle east.
Great--I am glad to see you back. I really don't know how old you are--but this has been going on for decades in the middle east. I don't know if you remember this or not--but Bill Clinton spent his last weeks with the then prime--minister of Isreal & Arafat--trying to get to peace in the region. Clinton & the prime minister of Isreal worked up an unbelievable deal for Arafat. Even the political pundents--stated there would be no other better deal--it was put on a silver platter for Arafat--& he shocked everyone by turning it down FLAT.
G.W. Bush got so ticked at Arafat for turning down the Clinton deal--that he wouldn't even acknowledge Arafat's presence in a room. You probably remember the horrendous bombings in Isreal (after Arafat turned down Clinton's deal?) Then Arafat dies during the Bush administration. We're all HEY this is it--Palistians have got to be sick & tired of living in poverty--they've got to be sick & tired of war--they're going to elect the more moderate to run their country. They SHOCKED the entire world by electing a terrorist organization (Hamas) to be in charge of the government of Palistine.
This is the middle east. If you have read any books on them--you will note that they have been warriors--barbarians in their culture for centuries. If they're not fighting us they fight each other. It's like they live for war.
We have been unsuccessful at changing that culture. We have been sucessful with moderate Muslims--but the hard-liners--forget it.
It's a waste of time, in my opinion.
The Mullahs in Iran really are the ones in control. Unfortunately--we did not back the Shaw of Iran & they took over. They have been there for decades now. While the younger want change & have wanted change for a very long time--they've got a real uphill battle in front of them.
Every single President has tried to settle issues & bring a lasting peace to the region. And every one of them have come up empty handed.