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.
It was not a movie about Egypt, it was a movie on the rebelion in Libya. You also did not really answer any questions, you just listed reasons why the Middle East is always at war without giving reasons why they affect the country.
ReplyDeleteI hope that our motivation for intervening in this conflict is more about the spread of democracy and respect for human lives than it is about oil. I think that the film intentionally makes our motivations unclear. It may be bias...it may be truth.
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