Humpty Dumpty —Can the Middle East be put back together again?

October 22, 2015 by Graham E. Fuller • Blog • http://grahamefuller.com/humpty-dumpty-can-the-middle-east-be-put-back-together-again/

Humpty Dumpty —Can the Middle East be put back together again?

 

Graham E. Fuller (grahamefuller.com)

 

22 October 2015

 

As mayhem and anarchy spread like a contagion across the Middle East, can the Middle East, like Humpty Dumpty, be put back together again? 

 

Some pundits say no. Yet, for a variety of admittedly highly debatable reasons, I still believe that yes, it can be salvaged. The status quo may not be viable, but what alternatives are there? Here are a few—conflicting ones.

 

–Bring back imperialism. After all, didn’t the old-fashioned imperialists manage to keep the lid on? But that time is long past. Who today has the money, resources, energy, or will to pick up this near hopeless task—except for an undying band in Washington that still believes in Pax Americana? Furthermore, there is no way the peoples of the region will stand for another self-appointed western saviour to come in and “rescue” them (and stay a while)—beyond immediate humanitarian aid or international peace-keeping. Mandates are over.http://grahamefuller.com/humpty-dumpty-can-the-middle-east-be-put-back-together-again/