I have to wonder if Jewish leaders aren't re-living a failed fantasy of Iraqi liberation with a Jewish psychological twist: here's a group of Muslims who are grateful to Jews -- what a sweetly refreshing change! There is enough reality to this fantasy now -- for instance, many exiles from Sudan must be no doubt grateful and thanking Jewish leaders profusely (just as Iraqi exiles expressed gratitude to and thanked the Bush administration). But once Washington does send troops to Sudan, I don't think that Muslims in Sudan (or other Muslims) will be grateful to US troops or Jewish leaders or anyone else who has taken part in this campaign (especially considering Sudan's political makeup). And if I suspect that Muslim anger and resentment is likely to be especially targeted on Jews, I don't think I'm too prejudiced against Muslims. The reality is that there are lots of reactionary Islamists in Sudan, they tend be prejudiced against Jews, and Sudan has porous borders, an ideal candidate for a new jihad central. -- Yoshie <http://montages.blogspot.com/> <http://mrzine.org> <http://monthlyreview.org/>
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