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THE UNSAVABLE

David Ignatius writes a right-on column about the Middle East's suicidal/homicidal bent.

The Politics of Murder

Here is a sample:

The idea that America is going to save the Arab world from itself is seductive, but it's wrong. We have watched in Iraq an excruciating demonstration of our inability to stop the killers. We aren't tough enough for it or smart enough -- and in the end it isn't our problem. The hard work of building a new Middle East will be done by the Arabs, or it won't happen. What would be unforgivable would be to assume that, in this part of the world, the rule of law is inherently impossible.

It has seemed to me that this is an Arab problem and has been so for some time.

It is not about oil. The oil will be there or not whether we engage with the problem or not.