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From: tedrick@ernie.BERKELEY.EDU (Tom Tedrick)
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: Re: Abu Nidal and Libya	-- barking up the wrong tree
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Date: Thu, 16-Jan-86 04:51:11 EST
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Keywords: Coward, liar, genocide, scapegoat, idiot, Chomsky

(OK, here is my solution to the problems in the Middle East :-)

What do the Russians want? Well, they have been trying to
get warm water ports in the middle east for centuries. Why
not a joint American/Israeli/Soviet alliance aiming at giving
the Soviets more territory in the middle east? Say encourage
them to take over Iran for a start. That way: 

(1). The Soviets are happy
(2). The fools in the middle east who think the Soviets
     are their friends may wake up.
(3). We get revenge on the Iranians.
(4). The Soviets spend the next 20 years trying to pacify
     Iran and give us time to figure out what to do next.
(5). Islam gets a push towards the dustbin of history where
     it belongs. Better that than letting Islamic fanatics
     push us into world war 3.
(6). We can buy our oil just as well from the Soviets as from
     lunatics like Khadafy.
(7). The middle east would probably be more stable with the Soviets
     in control than it is now.
(8). In return the Jews are allowed to leave the USSR and we benefit
     from their scientific knowledge so as to come out on top
     if war ever comes, while without Jews Soviet culture
     sinks into oblivion.
(9). We three countries monopolize star wars technology so as
     to safeguard ourselves against nuclear attack by the
     third world, and establish a "Pax Russo/Israeli/American",
     dividing the rest of the world into spheres of influence.

I think that is a fine deal for our side.

This alliance is overdue and best made soon, before the nuclear
genie starts working for madmen like Khadafy. The Soviets are
smart enough to realize that their self interest is in avoiding
a conflict with us if they can achieve their goals of acquiring
more territory in the middle east without one.