Eight years ago Iraq was not a problem and the
US still had some tall buildings.
Reading the day to day news we
get a negative view of the future.
In every situation there are
trade offs. The best deal results when all parties perceive they are
getting what they want. Eisenhower’s choice in Korea
was to either escalate using nuclear weapons going after Mao or draw a line at
the 38th parallel.
So how does this work in the
Middle East.
The first intelligent thing for
the next administration is to back away from Saudi.
Trade the Shiite South of Iraq to Iran for a number of
things
Give the Kurds a homeland –
autonomy.
In truth, the only way to solve the Palestinian problem is to move these people
somewhere else.
Offer those willing to move
Free education for their
children, land they can own and even a bit of an income from oil
revenues.