Why do people desperately want peace in the middle east?

Question

Has there ever been peace in this region? Why do our presidents spend so much time on this goal when it isn't going to happen? I wish we didn' t need their oil so we could just let 'em go at it.

Answer 1

I don't care about peace in the middle east.  They have always been at war.  We are a relatively  young country compared to them.  I'm sure there will be no peace here either for years to come.  The way people are is the main reason why there will never be peace on earth.

Answer 2

I think foreign affairs, meddling in other people's business is attractive for politicians.

With respect to US oil dependence on other countries that was a political decision your government made in the early 1980s, to stop new drilling and to stop refinery expansions in order to increase the amount of oil you import. You now import 70% of your oil, up from 30% before. This was and still is NIMBYism, you want to use oil but want the imaginary pollution to be and magically stay over other countries.

Answer 3

the rason is simple war sucks...

there is a since that blessed are the peace makers and so forth...

Answer 4

it is something we never had all through history.

Answer 5

It will destroy economies, disrupt major oil supplies, and could easily escalate to a world war III - considering all alliances involved.