Iran is in the news again. They seem to be reacting to recent military events that Israel was participating in.
I know almost nothing about the Iran / Israel relations or why things are unpleasant between the 2 countries. I have never understood why the U.S. has such a great interest in Israel compared with say Bolivia or Iceland? Maybe it is because nobody wants to annihilate Bolivia or Iceland, especially somebody like a nation such as Iran. Is our federal government supposed to police the middle east for the next 50 years or 100 years? How much money are we and our kids and grandkids supposed to donate for that risky investment. Given the choice, would you rather not donate to a cause that has a higher probability of success like the cure for athletes foot. Personally, I don't want to see a single penny of mine spent on the middle east. Sure I would like to protect the caves over there or see some tourist sites, but not for the high cost the U.S. has spent for the last 50 years over there and the future 50 years. I think the future of the middle east is clear. A very very expensive and sad and violent series of events for 100's if not 1000's of years. I think both Obama and McCain's strategies suck to the point of almost being idiotic. One solution might be to just call the whole middle east the" United Republics of Israel," and get rid of anybody that stands in the way. The other solution is for the U.S. to annex the whole region and treat it like Puerto Rico, and get rid of all the theological legal bodies. We could also try to kiss up to Iran and try very hard to be their best friend. I don't see that happening, and I don't believe that will work. They will just infiltrate the U.S. and try to gain power. They might even try to purchase the Chyrsler Tower. Imagine that happening??? So given the choices, I think we need to go with the least expensive route. But will the world and the Arabs overseas forgive us for that. Obama won't do it that way, and I doubt McCain will either. I am sure Bush wishes he could. David --------------------------------------------------------------------- Give this to a friend: ot-subscr...@texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: ot-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: ot-h...@texascavers.com
