Middle East Film #2 Question

What sources of tension, new and old, in the Middle East are revealed by the film?

    Oil is a source of tension, and has been for a while. Lack of or too much US intervention is also a source of tension. Protesting is a cause, as people want economic and political reform in many countries, and many police forces react to these protests with violence. In countries like Bahrain, involvement of Middle Eastern countries in the affairs of other Middle Eastern countries is another source of tension.

Middle East Film Question

What sources of tension, new and old, in the Middle East are revealed by the film?


There are many sources of tension in the Middle East. Oil is a prime example of a source of tension. Another source of tension is religion. Imbalance of money and wealth is another example. They are also fighting over water, since that is rare in the Middle East. Yet another source of tension is rebellion of the people. Hate and alliance of the United States is another source of conflict. The sale of oil, not just the resource itself, is also a source of conflict, mainly around Libya. The productions of oil is also a source of conflict. I think that we should be intervening in the Libya conflict because Gaddafi has been too rough on the people, and his reign has gone on far too long. He won’t step down, and so the US must intervene in order to bring him down.