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by nickysielicki
4135 days ago
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Wow, thanks for typing that up. You're really knowledgeable! I generally thought of Syria, Iran, Iraq, and Jordan sharing the same political and cultural climates. It's very interesting to hear that they're so different, I had no idea. What do you think that America should do / shouldn't do to try to stabilize that region? How do you think America should be fighting terrorism? More importantly, as we're on HN, how do you think that NSA data collection plays into it all? |
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If we could resolve the Israeli/Palestinian issue that would be a great help. However, I don't think anyone is optimistic on that front. If the negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program are successful (and it looks promising) then at least one very scary scenario will be on the back burner. Pretty much everything else looks very grim.
I don't think that the NSA stuff will have any lasting impact on US relations with the Middle East/perceptions of America in the Middle East. It may have an impact on our ability to understand what's going on in the region, but I think that's very hard to assess from outside the government.