The US's Middle Eastern foreign policy is doomed and needs to change, says Robert Fisk noted journalist. OK?

Sorry, should have added '...and other Western governments' to the last sentence. He is just as opposed to UK policy in the region. Twotonetim 53 months ago.

TwotoneHe said the following and anyone who thinks like that is insane. OK, so here's what President Barack Obama should say today about the Middle East. We will leave Afghanistan tomorrow.

We will leave Iraq tomorrow. We will stop giving unconditional, craven support to Israel. Americans will force the Israelis – and the European Union – to end their siege of Gaza.

We will withhold all future funding for Israel unless it ends, totally and unconditionally, its building of colonies on Arab land that does not belong to it. We will cease all co-operation and business deals with the vicious dictators of the Arab world – whether they be Saudi or Syrian or Libyan – and we will support democracy even in those countries where we have massive business interests. Oh yes, and we Can you imagine what would happen if we did those things?

Directmale 58 months ago.

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.