The reason for all war in the Middle East is not as much religion as it is money. I am speaking as a Lebanese person who was in Lebanon this summer. The reason is corruption in the government, and that all money given to the countries by richer nations goes directly into the greedy politicians' pockets. There needs to be some moderation. There needs to be some international accord to a 24/7 watch on what is happening in every government in the world. I have nothing against Israel, and I think that there should be peace between all nations on Earth, but the problem is that there are some people who believe that they have been oppressed for far too long. And they are right. And there are those who oppress them. And they think they are right. And when two forces push against each other, much like two bricks pushing against each other, something eventually has to give may. One side must crack. Then there is war. Not a war over land or money, but a war over revenge. Much the same as the war waged by Hitler, but this time it is not one idiot who leads many; it is everybody fighting because they believe. We live in a world that is filled with contrasting religions. Being a devout Christian, and a respecter of all other religions to the limit of satanism and some paganism, I see this violence as forced. Anybody who speaks out against injustice is assassinated. Murdered in the streets. It is no longer about courage and bravery, it is about trying to live. This is the middle east. This is the reason for war. You can't talk about anybody in a diplomatic way, without risk of being murdered. Whatever you say, you are insulting somebody. It is foolishness. It is impossible to fix. The rebels are stronger than the governments in the middle east. Everybody wants a piece of Lebanon and Israel and they are willing to fight for it. How can you fight a man who does not fear death? You can't! If somebody believes their actions merit eternity in paradise, then how can you begin to scare them. Isn;t that what war is. Instilling enough terror into the enemy to force them to retreat.
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As much as I agree with the despair of this submission it contains no ideas that might change the situation.
While there probably is a certain degree of corruption i some middle east governments, especially if the people are economiically disadvantaged. thee Israel Palestine conflict is purely about who is a historic right to the land, and do the Palestinians have a right to a homeland.
If the multiple wars going on in the middle are about the money, why would Hezbollah not just take the money Iran is giving them and build or buy huge mansions to live in? Fancy cars? When a Sunni or Shia blows up a caravan they don't say anything about money. The oppression between those 2 groups is deep seeded.(A whole different subject). If though it is money, then all of that area needs to open themselves up to learn and be taught about viable economic development. possibly even given a jump start into a world economy. They need infrastructure. Not just oil thats going to run out one day