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    Quote Originally Posted by tibilicus View Post
    The West's fear is staggering. Are we really afraid of some new Arab Caliphate as some would lead us to believe? So what if, in an unlikely scenario (my personal opinion anyway) some of the Arab nations turn to "extremist Islam"? So long as that's what the majority want, why should I care? Am I meant to believe that such new "extremist" nations would pose a threat to me in my Western citadel? If such new nations were hostile, would they threaten my way of life? The answer is no. Due to the security these days I doubt they could even attack the West seriously via terrorism.

    Let's relax, there will be no new enemy from the Arab world which can threaten the West, the days of that conflict are long gone. The West, and for the most part its ideals has won out.
    The West's fear is indeed staggering, but I personally don't believe it to be entirely unfounded. You are right that a wave of extremist Islamic states in that region would stuggle to pose any sort of military threat to us, but it isn't the threat of violence or conflict that we should be afraid of.

    The simple fact is, in the world today, our way of life is intrinsically linked with stability all around the world. Wealth always has been, currently is, and always will be created on the basis of trading stability. If we want to preserve our way of life, we need to preserve that stability as much as possible. North Africa and the Middle East are important not just because of oil but also because a huge amount of trade passes through the region. Make no mistake, if that region of the world erupts into a series of hostile, unstable states (either to us or each other), it will have consequences for you and me sitting pretty in our Western citadel.

    Edit: Just want to add I don't think military intervention is the best way to achieve this, far from it, but I also don't think a policy of sitting back and just saying "ooh, don't do that please" is the way ahead either.
    Last edited by Boohugh; 02-21-2011 at 21:58.

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