Michael Dinowitz <[email protected]> wrote: > > Israel didn't start the war but they did finish it. I'm just hoping > there won't be another one. Egypt is the lynch-pin of both wars and peace in > the Middle East. >
Yeah, I think that's the key worry. I've read that Israel is privately very concerned for 3 reasons: (1.) If a non-western friendly group takes power in Egypt (i.e., arguably the Muslim Brotherhood), and decides to kill this 30 year+ peace deal, it will almost certainly mean war. Again. (2.) Jordan may also fall, may also get a non-western peace deal government, putting Israel back to where it started decades ago: in between 2 major enemies. This really hits home when you look at a map, and then you realize why the West gave Egypt the Sinai and money in exchange for peace. It was a win-win. And with Jordan also a peaceful ally, it's a win-win-win. You can see why the Israelis are VERY nervous about this. (3.) Arguably, they are dealing with the most un-Israeli-friendly American president since Truman which, again, puts them back where they started in the 50s. It makes it very clear why both the Bush and Obama administrations have waffled on Egypt: yes we want democracy everywhere, but risking losing the mid-east peace agreements is a BIG risk. And, with a majority of Egyptians polling last year that they want an Islamic government rather than a democratic one, the risk seems clear and present. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:334324 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
