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Originally Posted by ZNPaaneah
Can we all just stop the charade. We are not fighting this war to contain conflict, or because of atrocities, or because of a concern to bless Israel. We are fighting because this is where the oil is (also natural gas)...........State sponsored terrorism is there to fight against these superpowers who they see as usurping and pillaging their land. Oil transformed the US from an agricultural economy to a superpower. Why hasn't it done the same for the Middle East? Because we don't want them to use their oil, we want them to export it to us.
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ZNP,
Your arguments do not align with the facts. Syria does not contribute significantly to the world supply of oil or gas.... oil from Syria contributes one half of one percent to the world supply. A big deal to Syria but not to the rest of the world. Syria ranks 53rd in natural gas production lagging behind notable superpowers such as East Timor, Madagascar, and Equatorial Guinea! Second if oil was the primary enabler of becoming a super power then big oil producers like Saudi Arabia would have become a super power a long time ago. They haven’t. Neither has UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Venezuela, so oil may be a factor but it is not the primary reason superpowers gain their powers. A superpower is one because they can project power. I agree that a bunch of energy is needed in a superpower economy but what is happening in Syria is not related to energy.
Which brings me to the point bolded above. State sponsored terrorism as an explanation for gassing one owns people is an incoherent strategy for ridding intruders. Especially one that just announced they (the intruders) were leaving! There are different reasons for a state sponsoring terrorism but they all appear to be offensive in nature not defensive, that is they want to strengthen their power, expand it, or advance their ideology. The notion that a state sponsors terrorism against its own people or other people so that they can go back to living a life in peace is also irrational. That would be akin to playing checkers.... rather the game being played is chess.
A biblical explanation is the most compatible with all the facts and with biblical prophecy which is why Israel invariably shows up in the discussion. There is a spiritual battle taking place as shown in Daniel. Much of Islam awaits the hidden imam, the final Mahdi, the one who will bring peace in the Occulation which aligns very well with our understanding of Antichrist and all his doings. Iran, a major state sponsor of terrorism, has no intruders on its land and will always respond to opposition to its aggression with something like “ we will eliminate Israel in 8 minutes” thereby showing the true objective of their going ons. All the conflicts, particularly in and around the Levant, are so that God can gain remaining fruit from Israel at His return according to Zechariah 12:10, Dan 7:13, and Revelation 1:7.
Drake