Don't they feel shame ?

[Mikawa Ossan]

Not the same thing. Most of the borders in Europe, America, and Asia were determined by people living there at the time, through treaties or conflicts with other countries. The borders in the Middle East were drawn by white men thousands of miles away.
Try to imagine the turmoil that would ensue if someone off in China suddenly declared (and was able to enforce) that instead of the current division, Ireland would be divided by a line down the middle, making West and East Ireland. Or perhaps worse, the same thing in Korea. I think the chaos would take a good long while to die down.

I think this gets to the meat of the matter.

Further, imagine if suddenly where England used to be, suddenly there's a new country comprised of Native Americans and the Brits have to move out.

I agree that the Middle East has a lot of problems due to the West, but the reality is that the only people who can solve the problems of the Middle East are the people who live there themselves. It's a bum deal, but that's just the way it is. There are outside pressures to be sure, like the U.S. for example, but in the final analysis the people on the ground are the important ones.

Redrawing the map may indeed be a good solution, but IMHO it would only work if the people of the Middle East did it themselves and not have it forced upon them. Of course, that would be considerably difficult because of oil, water, and other concerns completely separate from religious, ethnic, or political concerns.

I don't have a solution, and quite frankly, my opinion shouldn't be very important, as I don't live there and be directly affected by the conditions on the ground. I can only hope and pray that someday some intelligent and level-headed people will get together and find solutions that are agreeable to for all parties involved.

 

[Hezam]

I agree that the Middle East has a lot of problems due to the West, but the reality is that the only people who can solve the problems of the Middle East are the people who live there themselves. It's a bum deal, but that's just the way it is. There are outside pressures to be sure, like the U.S. for example, but in the final analysis the people on the ground are the important ones.

Redrawing the map may indeed be a good solution, but IMHO it would only work if the people of the Middle East did it themselves and not have it forced upon them. Of course, that would be considerably difficult because of oil, water, and other concerns completely separate from religious, ethnic, or political concerns.

This is the truth,the sulotion is in peoples' hands.