I Wouldn't Rule Out The Possibility Of

The Question Really Is What Will Be The Central Focus Of Global Politics In The Coming Decades And My Argument Is That Cultural Identities And Cultural Antagonisms And Affiliations Will Play Not The Only Role But A Major Role.

Israel Has Military Capabilities Including Nuclear Weapons, Far Surpassing Any Other Power In The Middle East, But It's A Small Country. The Rest Of The Middle Eastern Peoples Are Muslim And Israelis Are Not, So It Is Hardly In Any Position To Become The Leading Power.

The Basis Of Association And Antagonism Among Countries Has Changed Over Time.

Partial Truths Or Half-truths Are Often More Insidious Than Total Falsehoods.

Hispanics Speak Spanish Or Portuguese, Which Are Languages We Americans Are Familiar With, So It Doesn't Seem To Pose The Same Types Of Problems As Arabic-speaking Muslims Do In Europe.