The problem is Iran and it's growing influence in the region. Bush's mismaged war gave them an opportunity and with US military bog out in a Iraq civil war they see chance to gain control of Iraq's oil fields. To further the problem American support of the Iraq war is waning, like wise are Arab states trust in the American military as a stabilizing and protecting force in the region.

Arab countries like Saudi Arabia, Eygpt, Lebenon, Kuwait, and Israel all dislike and distrust Iran. Iran is the threat but unfortunately these same nations disagree with each other and can't unifiy against Iran.

Syria is an ally of Iran and the two nations secretly support the insurgency in Iraq.

In my opinion the best strategy unite the Saudi Arabia, Eygpt, Lebenon, Kuwait with ecomonic incentives where there depend on each other and forge diplomatic relationships. Then let that unified group pry Syria from Iran with those same economic incentives. Syria stops it's support of the insurgency. Iran then is isolated in the region.

In reguard to Iraq we'll have to force them to have greater responsibility in protecting themselves. That we'll have to pressure the Iraq government to reform for that to work.

Support the the insurgency works when people don't have the homes, infrastructure, and jobs to live on. We have create jobs, rebuild and restore utilities and services in areas that are stable so that economy builds up. When people go back to work support for insurgency will drop.

If the US is to stay in Iraq the next president should make it clear to the American public that our involvement is to protect the Arab states from Iran. Bush made the mistake to sell this as a war on terror rather than a move to put pressure Iran to change. The next president who ever he or she has to pick up the ball from Bush's fumble.

Syria is an ally of Iran and the two nations secretly support the insurgency in Iraq.




i don't think it is a secret

charge exorbanite rates for oil drilling repair parts

Are you guys still playing "Risk"???

War in Iraq was a neocons
wet oil dream.

The fix was in long ago
for invading Iraq, all
they needed was an excuse,
however flimsy.

They thought they could just
go in there, be hailed as liberators,
then let the corporate oil robber
barons get all the cheap oil
that could be pumped.

How wrong they were.

as the song goes....


and the beat goes on...
and the beat goes on.............

yes but whos taken the beatin


insert head scratching emoticon here

Fitness...don't disagree with some of your points..but Saudi, Kuwait and Eygpt have close ties...they also feared Saddam equally (Kuwait was over run by Saddam, Saudi's thought they were next..they have a "buffer zone" between their countries) and all considered Saddam a threat to their existance. As for putting pressure on Iran...consider when we win the Iraq war, Iran will be surrounded by two free Muslum countries ( Afganistan and Iraq), with a very strong democratic movement in Iran that is presently being quashed by the supreme mulahs and leaders, it will be more and more difficult to keep and Iron hand on Iranians with 2 democratically elected countries on each side of Iran. Why do Syria and Saudi's Back or finance insurgents? because a free Iraq threatens their whole monarchy system and gives there people hope that they will someday be able to elect their leaders instead of being passed down from father to son and ruled with fear and suppression.
I have talked to many expatriots from Syria , Iraq and Iran, regardless of what you hear from the Al Jazair network (funded and supported by saudi shieks and the like) Most arab citizens are very hopeful the Iraqi people will win this war with the Americans help.