So, what is the difference....

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Originally Posted by Ibram

I think her point is, if theyre your motal enemies and youve both committed to the destruction of eachother, don't assume you know what they will do.

Welcome to the Middle East where wackos become leaders, where assassinations of those who would promote peace are routine, where some assume democracy will solve all, where so many assume everything in terms of 'black and white' / 'good verses evil', and where the words of Kahlil Gibran - concept so standard elsewhere - were promoted as a revelation. Every action is nothing more than a crap shoot. Hopefully the region can find enough stable people to keep another Lebanon Civil War, et al from occurring.

Even a once stabilizing force - the United States - is instead trying to destabilize the entire region with final (military) crusades. There is no reasonable solution. Everything in the Middle East is becoming a game of roulette when even the 800 pound gorilla advocates pre-emption.