the arabs are totally fucked
 

what they needed was a ghandi and all they got was an osma. what a fucking shame and what a fucking waste. $.02

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/22/wo...ref=middleeast

Two and a half years ago, a group of Arab leaders decided it was time to try to set aside their political differences and deal with what was ailing their countries: widespread illiteracy, ineffective schools, unemployment, inadequate water and food resources.

Israel Completes Gaza Withdrawal (January 22, 2009) So they called for an extraordinary summit meeting to be held in Kuwait City this week. The plan was for the 22 members of the Arab League to agree on concrete ways to improve the lives of their 330 million citizens. Instead, though, they bickered over how to handle the Gaza crisis.

At nearly every turn, the Palestinian-Israeli conflict remains an obstacle to development in the Middle East. It inflames public emotions, serves as a convenient distraction for leaders unable or unwilling to reform their nations and is a tool in the hands of those seeking to promote their own regional standing, often at the expense of the Palestinians themselves.

real fast question.
do you think if they didnt have one drop of oil over there, that anyone would give a shit?