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BTW - I asked about a Democrat Arabia at a forum where both Wolfowitz and Bill Kristol were on the panel. Their position was
1) They did not believe that Arab nationalisim was very strong and was being replaced by local nationalism (Iraqi, Syrian nationalism etc.)
2) Anti - Israeli sentiment was being whipped up by the dictatorial regimes and therefore would not be as strong in a Democracy
3) Once the Arabs started making money they would be less inclined to worry about Israel. And in the interest of becoming prosperous they would decide to trade with Israel.
I have a lot of respect for both these men but in this case I don't think they could be more wrong. I think their love and hope for the state of Israel has twisted their perception of the situation.
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