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Nah keep Israel out of this. First, it would benefit from secular democracies in the region. Second it has seen far worse things than "Muslims united" and it ha
by sharikous 5y ago
Nah keep Israel out of this. First, it would benefit from secular democracies in the region. Second it has seen far worse things than "Muslims united" and it has won.
The only factors are that big global/regional players (USA, Iran, Turkey, SA) like their vassal state to be easily controlled. And that most cultures there do not have a history of democracy, or for that matter of national states.
- kungito 5y agoWhen exactly has Israel specifically won?
- CDRdude 5y agoThe Suez War, the Six-Day War, and the Yom Kippur War, I guess?
- notsureaboutpg 5y agoIsrael will win for sure since they have American money and a defensive position (always easier than an offensive position in war). But the best case scenario for Israel is that Muslim countries are ruled by authoritarian elites (whose wealth lends them to be more Western liberal than Islamist). That would lead to the least issues and the most chance for them to cement the legitimacy of their country (still not considered legitimate by majority of the world's population).
- sangnoir 5y agoThis time, both sides will have nukes: even the "winner" will still lose. Edit: what absolutely baffled me was the eagerness of the previous US administration to do nulcear tech transfer to Saudi Arabia; I couldn't see any tactical or strategic advantage to that.