JoeB131
Diamond Member
That is a reason it is a mistake to promote democracy in the Arab world. We and Israel benefit when Arab countries are governed by unpopular, corrupt dictators, who are nevertheless cunning enough to stay in power.
"I'm all for democracy unless you vote for something I don't want!" Yup, you really are a Republican, aren't you?
Hey, we supported an unpopular, corrupt dictator in Iran for decades... how did that work out for us again?
We supported Saddam for decades. How did that turn out for us again?
We should not be the reason those dictators stay in power. That was the mistake we made with the Shah of Iran. Nevertheless, we should not support efforts to overthrow them.
Except we are the reason they stay in power... until they aren't and their people absolutely fucking hate us.
Now, if we were sensible... we'd wash our hands of the whole region, INCLUDING AND ESPECIALLY the Zionist Entity. We'd take the hundreds of billions we invest there and instead spend it on renewable energy. Instead, we try to keep the Arabs happy so they don't cut off the oil and we try to keep the Zionists happy because Jews have an outsized influence in our government.
Our mouths are writing checks our asses can't cash.
We do not support Israel because it is in our interest. We support Israel because it is the only civilized country in the Near East, and because the Jews are God's Chosen People. I say that as a Christian.
There is no God.
If the Jews were his chosen people, he wouldn't have let Hitler turn half of them into bars of soap.
We need to disabuse ourselves of this notion there is a magic fairy in the sky who likes some people more than others.