Great article by Fareed Zakaria about how there are few moderates to be found in the Middle East. He argues that the US position favoring supporting moderates is based on fantasy and that even those groups who at times have appeared moderate, like the Iraqi Sunnis who for years received US payments, later turn extremist because they have to to survive.
"The Middle East has been trapped for decades between repressive dictatorships and illiberal opposition groups — between Hosni Mubarak and al-Qaeda — leaving little space in between."
In truth, while the idea of allowing a nation to develop on its own terms sound good it only works when there is a critical mass of peace, stability, and moderate consensus, none of which exist in Iraq.
The Fantasy of Middle East Moderatesby Fareed Zakaria
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/fareed-zakaria-the-fantasy-of-middle-eastern-moderates/2014/08/14/1e8807a8-23e6-11e4-86ca-6f03cbd15c1a_story.html?hpid=z2
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