01-26-2008, 11:38 AM
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Oh no, Faux Pas!
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Originally Posted by ashleykennedy
Because the "Arabs" aren't one people. There are Egyptians, there are Jordanians, there are Iraqis, there are Iranians, there is Syrians, Yemeni and Saudis.
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I'm sure you made an inadvertent mistake in assuming Iranians were arab. You, being such the expert on the Middle East and all, would know that Iranians are Persian... not Arab... right?
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Originally Posted by ashley
And all of these separate countries have their own agendas and national interests. Lumping all of these countries together is lazy and does not take into account the disparate nature of all those separate countries national interests.
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This isn't necessarily what BB is getting at. He's simply asking why is it the sole responsibility of Israel, or the United States and/or the West... to deal with the disposition of Palestinians? I'm no expert, but even I knew that there were Palestinians in Jordan who are no longer there because they were kicked out by their arab "brothers." Why no outcry there?
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Originally Posted by ashley
If you are still confused, look in an Atlas and notice that each country is marked up as a separate entity.
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If you would be so kind as to laying aside your condescention for just a moment and answer BB's question, I'm sure it would be greatly appreciated.
Why aren't other nations making attempts to help out the Palestinians? I was just perusing my Atlas, as so thoughtfully directed to do so by yourself, and wondered why these separate entities haven't decided to contribute land to help with the formation of a sovereign state of Palestine? (Of course, I only wondered this after gazing in wonder at all the pretty colors of the Atlas.)
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