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so i went to a typical desi party and as usual the males gathered in one room to discuss international politics, as usual
\nmore often than not i don’t dip my foot into these forays as the uncles believe they can solve the problems of the world in their living rooms
\nbut today, i decided i’d step into the fray because, well, it’s been a while since i had a debate<\/p>\n
many muslims have this paranoia about zionist jews, that everything the united states does is because of the zionist desire to establish the true eretz israel (or the true land of israel — some call it greater israel) which extends really really far and takes a massive chunk out of the rest of the middle east and so many muslims believe that the only reason america is waging a war in iraq is for the territorial expansion of israel, saying that those who believe the war is being waged for the entrepreneurial expansion of corporations are being blinded by a zionist agenda<\/p>\n well that’s fine and dandy, but that doesn’t explain american involvement in virtually all of south america and the far east (vietnam, korea), and so on so forth which, to say the least, is a load of crap, i don’t think even the hardliners at ahavat israel<\/a> are pining for that sort of territory<\/p>\n and i’m not saying that capitalism does not serve the purposes of zionism or vice-versa, because there is a massive israeli lobby in washington but hey, get real<\/p>\n american involvement in all these areas, and yes even iraq (especially iraq), is particularly for the benefit of the corporate interests that grow richer and richer as the poor grow poorer<\/p>\n stephen bechtel: “We are not in the construction and engineering business. We are in the business of making money.”<\/i> if you have the will-power, please do read this article from zmag<\/a> to understand what i’m talking about:<\/p>\n
\ninterpretations vary, some renditions go north into syria and iraq, west into egypt, some go … well, a lot more than just that<\/a><\/p>\n
\nbecause, hey, eretz israel doesn’t stretch that far — unless for some odd reason you think eretz israel stretches from venezuela to vietnam<\/p>\n
\nand the fact is, the war also benefited israel because iraq has tangibly attacked israel before (with scuds) and was financing suicide bombers — or their families anyway, and so israelis wanted saddam out of the picture<\/p>\n
\n(bechtel<\/a>‘s is one of the companies contracted for the reconstruction of iraq)<\/p>\n