Frankie, your point is well taken.
U r right, US is now viewed as a bully....thanks to Bush and his cronies....Im not advocating US's policies. Yes they are Israel-centric and influenced by Jewish lobby. But you should read American history of last century and see how Jews were treated in the US. They did not become a darling of US establishment overnight. They worked together and worked hard with a longterm vision. Muslims in US are only now starting to come out of subsurface hiding into political areana of the US without a vision.
"why on earth would Muslims want the US as their stooge"
....for the very reason Jews want US to be their stooge -- you kmow the answer, right!
Iraq is not a fiasco, it is exactly what US and Israel wanted to achieve....an example to the Muslim world if they dared challenge western lifestyle....Iraq or Afghanistan are not the only places of target of destruction for US military might....All of that is to prove one point -- western lifestyle/democracy/capitalism be seen as a powerful SYSTEM to reckon with.
I never said US didn't block UNSC resolution...it did not VETO it, which it could have. Technically, there is a huge difference between the two. US did make that resolution ineffective and prevented its enforcement. That is the impact of Jews having political clout in Washington. If Muslims can counter that and at least neutralize that influence, you will see some balancing in US stance....it may take upto 50 years if Muslims were to put their act together, today.
Yes, US has the strength to stop Israeli aggressions. It did not stop Israel in 2006 from attacking Lebanon, until they were forced out. But you tell me, why US should not favor Israel when the well wishers of Israel, to say the least, are making US policies (foreign and domestic). Can Muslims be in that position, you bet yah! They will have to work their pants off.
Speaking of Palestinian misery, my heart wrenhces seeing inflictions and hurt of Palestinians...It hurts even more when they fight among themselves. Fatah issued statement last week saying on the lines that it will fight Hamas to gain control of the government...Israel killed people of both sides but Fatah did not utter a word against Israeli attrocities. We expect US to side with Gazans when their own brothers ditched them!
Let alone Jews, India has gained more influence on US establishment than the entire Muslim world, South America, and Africa together. It is because they are following the same path Israelies did - they have tied American interests to Indian interests in multiple layers. So the US president is a stooge of India too! I don't know how familiar you are with the US political system, their think tanks, their thought processes, and workings of lobbysts in the background.
My dear Franky, our hearts ache and eyes shed tears but we should not let that compromise our intellectual sense in the wake of tragedies. Try to think from different angles.
Enemy of Islam and Muslims is none but the Muslims themselves. Black sheep among us and our naivity are the worst enemies. No people will help us except us and only with the help of Allah.
We need three things to move ahead: leadership continum, vision of 50 to 100 years, and unity.
What intrigued me respond the first time is the fact that Muslims are caught up in the Obama fever. That is our problem. We swing from one extreme to the other in a flash. There are people thinking Obama is a Muslim and will favor Muslims. That is so absurd....There are others who think he is a slave of Jewish lobby and will continue to harm Muslims. That may have some merit but its not a totally correct assessment of what to expect from Obama -- only time will tell! But, we expect subtle changes in foreign policy and in its implementation....we are facing the lesser of two evils....I will strongly recommend visiting "Sulh Hudaibiya" and reading experts' opinion on it.... that was a treaty to accept the lesser of two evils. Best of the comapnions disprovingly reacted to the treaty. The leadership of the Prophet SAW, his vision and unity of the Muslims proved treaty advantageous to Muslims which appeared to be against their interests.
Those are my two cents
