The Bigger Picture Of The Middle East

koan · Post by **koan** » Wed Mar 23, 2011 12:49 am

Rebellion, revolt, upheaval, war.

Very exciting times. What do you see as the bigger picture and what do you predict the outcome will offer as world change?

TruthBringer · Post by **TruthBringer** » Wed Mar 23, 2011 3:10 am

koan;1356047 wrote: Rebellion, revolt, upheaval, war.

Very exciting times. What do you see as the bigger picture and what do you predict the outcome will offer as world change?

It won't create anything that will last.

The only change that is permanent is the change within Ourselves.

Scrat · Post by **Scrat** » Wed Mar 23, 2011 8:23 pm

I think overall the monarchies of the ME will become less relevant although I don't know about he military establishments such as in Egypts case. Will the people be more free? No, democracy is not freedom. The powers that be will simply set up another pecking order.

koan · Post by **koan** » Wed Mar 23, 2011 9:10 pm

I think Israel is in for a bit of trouble.

gmc · Post by **gmc** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 3:00 am

not to worry so long as there is a sabre to rattle.

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gmc · Post by **gmc** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 3:19 am

Not to worry, so long as there is a sabre to rattle

Israel warns of 'aggressive' response to Jerusalem blast | World news | The Guardian

An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind.

Mohandas Gandhi

Actually I like Harry Patch's sentiments

From The Last Fighting Tommy,

"politicians who took us to war should have been given the guns and told to settle their differences themselves, instead of organising nothing better than legalised mass murder".

The more things change the more they stay the same.

Post by **Bryn Mawr** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 1:45 pm

gmc wrote: Actually I like Harry Patch's sentiments

From The Last Fighting Tommy,

"politicians who took us to war should have been given the guns and told to settle their differences themselves, instead of organising nothing better than legalised mass murder".

The more things change the more they stay the same.

Amen to that!

Scrat · Post by **Scrat** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 2:17 pm

I think Israel is in for a bit of trouble.

So it is with a bought peace, that never changes. I suspect the situation will become very volatile for all in the region.

Scrat · Post by **Scrat** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 4:31 pm

Here's something from Pepe Escobar. I think he's pretty close to the mark. If Saudi Arabia were to fall into chaos can you imagine the price of goods across the board? I think the Saudi Regime will persist and perhaps a few others.

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