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My impression is that at least some of those are satellite conflicts driven by propaganda and actual groups from the Middle East like ISIS. Control of the Middl
by api 11y ago
My impression is that at least some of those are satellite conflicts driven by propaganda and actual groups from the Middle East like ISIS. Control of the Middle East and its oil wealth seems like the overall objective behind the various proxy armies and constant "regime change" in the region.
I'm not sure why this is such a terribly controversial idea. You have trillions of dollars in assets sitting in the ground under a politically unstable region, so why is it so bizarre to suggest that people are fighting over it? There are people who will shoot you for your wallet, so what will they do for access to world-remaking levels of wealth?
- Phlarp 11y agoYou think middle eastern politics are the driving factors for unrest in the Philippines? Maybe we should start with remedial geography.
- Qwertious 11y agoHey, where do I sign up? None of my geography classes talked about middle-eastern politics or sources of unrest.
- Laforet 11y agoWhy not? Saudi money (not the Saudi government, but they are indirectly responsible) enables and sustains political Islam worldwide. Muslims in South East Asia have been practicising a pretty laid back version of Islam for centuries: No pork, no veils and mingling of opposite gender over a few bottles of booze may be looked down upon, but never a cardinal sin. All of this is changing for the worse because ME has been aggressively exporting their Medina theology for the last two or three decades[0]. [0]: http://foreignpolicy.com/2015/11/09/islam-is-a-religion-of-violence-ayaan-hirsi-ali-debate-islamic-state/ http://foreignpolicy.com/2015/11/09/islam-is-a-religion-of-v...