What happens in the Middle East will affect our lives in the U.S. It is not as simple as 'Couldn't we all just get along' anymore, we have to deal with dissatified societies who strike out in anger at the U.S. in frustration. The U.S. did not cause the strife and poverty in that region, the leadership of these regions will not take responsibility for its own people and instead continue to amass wealth at the expense of their own people while blaming the 'imperialistic Americans' as the cause their problems.