Middle East Mess
The US military is involved in Mideast police work due largely to
failed policy. It is well past time to rethink the US national interest in the
Mideast. The US Congress gives military aid to Israel in exchange for lobby
spending. Israel spends about 10% of its national income on its military and can
afford to pay its own military bill.
Most of the people now in Israel/Palestine migrated there
following World War II. Jet travel to the middle east has
made the stakes in the tourism business high.
The present uneasy borders were drawn by the winners of two
world wars fought primarily over oil during the past century. The borders split
ethnic groups into different nations. The mideast locals should be allowed to
work out their own borders. For an example of how the locals can redesign
foreign drawn borders, take a look at the recent history in central and eastern Europe.