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It would depend on who's fighting. Iraq can't fight anyone rightnow because it's already in a civil war, so that's out. Say, though, that Israel goes to war with Iran. The US would step in because of our undying love for Israel, Russia and China might step in because Iran is a great supply of oil (China) and finance from weaponry (Russia). Welcome to WW3. The only real way to stop fighting in the Middle East is a combination of the withdrawl of all outside influences, and constant multilateral peace talks. Short of nuking the whole area, this is the only real option for peace.

I think that supporting pro-convergent imams would be good too, in order to strengthen the centerist movement in Islam and to give more power to the idea that the separation of Shiite and Sunnis is something for extreemists, and that good, god fearing muslims should want peace as it's writtten in the Qu'ran. Right now our biggest obstacle is ourselves and extreemists in power.

I we were able to show a genuine concern and respect for their faith, it would be much more difficult for the ME to deamoize the West.