Stability’s a Good Thing, Isn’t It?

May 7, 2015 by Graham E. Fuller • Blog • http://grahamefuller.com/stabilitys-a-good-thing-isnt-it/
Graham E. Fuller (grahamefuller.com)
7 May 2015
Who doesn’t want stability? If there is anything feared by virtually all humans, it is living in anarchy, chaos, lawlessness. When you can’t even go out to buy a loaf of bread without risking your life. When times are troubled political leaders naturally promise law and order as the quickest way to gain mass support.
As Obama moves to what looks like a historic and strategic shift in our relationship to Iran, insecure rulers, particularly in the Gulf, are demanding the US provide them with “security.” We need to resist the temptation to underwrite autocratic protection. But that doesn’t come naturally to us.http://grahamefuller.com/stabilitys-a-good-thing-isnt-it/