Global Disorder & The Urgent Need for Muslim Unity — Page 25
GLOBAL DISORDER & THE URGENT NEED FOR MUSLIM UNITY 15 pray for them, and attempt to make them under- stand that what is happening is wrong. If Muslim governments come to their senses and, instead of focusing solely on their own national interests, consider the interests of the Muslim Ummah [Muslim World] as a whole and refrain from treachery or betrayal of any form, then even now some degree of harm may still be prevented. Although some Arab countries in the Middle East possess abundant oil wealth, they neither have strong defensive capabilities nor are their industries sufficiently developed. Progress cannot be achieved merely through oil wealth or, in some places, through the promotion and development of tourism alone. They remain entirely dependent upon the Western world and Western powers. As I mentioned earlier, Western powers took advan- tage of this weakness and established their military bases there. Then, when the war against Iran began, Iran also started launching attacks on Arab countries. In reality, however, Iran has not attacked the Arab countries themselves; rather, it has targeted the American bases located there. Yet the Arabs are