Global Disorder & The Urgent Need for Muslim Unity — Page 17
GLOBAL DISORDER & THE URGENT NEED FOR MUSLIM UNITY 7 particularly for the Muslim world, as there is a dire need for this at this time. Military Presence and Strategic Manoeuvring in the Middle East If we review the current war taking place in the Middle East, one matter becomes palpable: the United States has established numerous military bases in various Muslim countries. But for what purpose and for what reason? Was it truly for the protection of those countries? Where were the Arab countries facing a threat from? In reality, these powers themselves generated the threats and then established the narrative that these countries were in danger and therefore required bases for their protection. Yet, these bases and weapons would never be employed against the forces Muslims may have actually faced a threat from; rather, Muslims were persuaded to provide these bases to them with the assurance that their interests and trade would ben- efit. In reality, however, their principal objective was to establish a strong presence in this region to counter their own rivals.