Middle East Mess

If there was no Middle East, life might be better on earth. Much better in fact. Religion, the usual suspect, fuels this never-ending conflict and maintains chaos on the planet. At this point, it's the tug of war between two branches of Islam and the Jewish religion that keep the flames burning and the civilized world on edge.

Are their respective Gods so different to warrant this? Should the West – which is highly responsible for facilitating the chaos – take up arms and attempt to achieve the impossible, namely reason with irrational people, or stay on the sidelines? I think the later.

Again, religions, that fuel the conflict, are the poison and presently, the (mostly) agnostic or secular West is held hostage by this collection of irrational populations in the Middle-East. These people are dogmatic, set in their ways, armed and dangerous.

There is no proven way to handle these folks, because insane behavior defies any logic. That is why, in my view, one course of action would be to let them hit upon each other, remain at a safe distance and watch until they totally self-destruct or eventually realize that peace isn't such a bad idea after all.