The last thing we would want to do is unite the Arabs and involve the United States in such a way that they can conduct a guerilla war against the United States and Israel. For the Militant Muslims, it is very much to their benefit to keep the pot boiling in Palistine and to pull us in on the side of Israel. For if they can divert us from taking down Sadam and then others, it will be a good ploy.
The Bush policy has been divide and conquer. It is the Miltant Muslims who are tyring to counter that policy with Unite and Resist. Thy hope to make the battle ground Israel and Palistine. There is no way to better unite Muslims than a conflict with Israel. Even people in the media should be able to figure that out. But don't bet the rent they will.
If the Muslims are successful in pulling us into a middle east war of terrorist attacks on Israel, they can unite all of Arabia against us. They would like nothing better than to get us on the ground in Israel and Palistine in a guerilla (terrorist) war. The ideal war for them would be a war of attrition in which our "peace keepers/ freedom defenders" died by the dozens per day, while our guys were accused fo killing babies if they struck back. The militants would fight and lose women and children, pretend to surrender, then fight and lose some more women and children, all the while stacking up body bags in Virginia. That is their game plan. Nothing else explains their actions.
If the Muslims can make that happen, if they could milkl the will to fight out of both the US and Israel, they can hope to turn the middle east into another southeast Asia, and Israel into a deserted South Vietnam.
The object for the Muslims since 1948 has been to take Israel. Our support is what keeps them from doing it. The goal is to remove our support. The Vietnam method of removing our support has to look good to them. It is about the only option they have. They are certain to continue to try to get it started.
What would the Muslims need to prevail? First a lot of American troops stationed in Palistine and perhaps part of Israel. They would need areas off limits to our counter attack. Safe sanctuaries like the Nort Vietnamese enjoyed in Nam would be nice. A friend that is not a friend but one we could not attack would be nice source of staging snctuary. Many parts of the Middle east could do that nicely. They would just need an "Osama bin Laden" trail to emulate the "HO CHI MEN" trail. Covertly backed up by Syria, Iraq and Egypt and even Iran they could trade bodies until we delcared victory and left.
It would not take long for the American media to be allied with the Arabs demanding we declare victory and come home. Ah yes, "Can't you just picture Katie Couric pleading for us to Give peace a chance."
Defeating the militant muslims is our goal. Their goal is to get us out of the middle east. If you were a militant Muslim how would you go about getting the US out of the Middle east?