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"While turmoil in Saudi Arabia and a strengthening of al-Qaeda or Iran are America’s nightmares, policymakers in Washington also have a dream. In this, the governments of Syria and Iran are toppled and replaced by much more moderate regimes. The Israelis, reassured by the disappearance of their biggest foes, agree to the creation of a viable Palestinian state. Egypt stabilises and becomes a prosperous democracy. Colonel Gaddafi is defeated and the grateful Libyans hail the west as heroes. A new and legitimate Yemeni government takes up the fight against al-Qaeda. The Saudi government embraces reforms that defuse its internal crisis, and keep the oil flowing."
2 comments:
Dream? That's a long long wish-list that only somebody as stupid as George Dubya would believe possible...
And "Hail the West as heroes"? Yeah, that sure worked well in Iraq.
Iraq is still costing $5.5 billion a month, AfPak operations are running over $6.7 billion every month and the bombs so far in Libya have a price tag of half a $billion plus $150-$300 million as weekly rent on their airspace....
Cheer leaders like Gideon Rachman are paid well to talk shit.
Hmm........ that must have been the most comprehensive and scientific analysis I have read about events in MENA
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