Not long before the 67 War I was living with Iranians and training them: urban and rural. They couldn't tell me why they hated Jews. There was a German physicist there also. He was personally offended by their lack of hygiene and other living standards. I suggested they all had something in common so they should get along together: They hated Jews.
I recommended they ought not to underestimate the military prowess of the Israelis. As for other issues I spent a lot of evenings sitting around in a circle, drinking strong tea, and listening to a lot of bravado. There were questions, because they did not understand Western culture/standards and most particularly the Western "tolerance" for females ... although they had other misconceptions about the West.
The introduction of international TV, cell phones, and other messaging as well as more contact with Westerners from other than European countries, has changed all that. Although those guys evaporated when the 67 shooting started .... I assume most were shot in the back while running ....
... they did learn a valuable lesson about those Israelis. So did some of the other Arab countries in the area. Iran should have, but they've had the cover of the U.S. Presidents/Congress for YEARS by virtue of holding the Israelis on a short leash.
Those days are gone for a few, but the Stupidity in the House and LameStreamMedia has convinced them that all they have to do is wait until Trump is kicked out of office. And if you knuckleheads think that makes us "safer" then you would rather be "Red than Dead"!
As a matter of policy addressing the Arab Warriors by PeaceNic Western standards and judging their responses by our own ... only emboldens them and endangers us .... taking their second in command and most feared in exchange for a dead contractor sends a good message to tamp down the chest beating ..... that was the way it was 50 years ago ... not much has changed.
I noticed no one called THE "natural resource" .... WATER!
The History of the Nile is instructive.
https://www.egypttoursportal.com/his...he-nile-river/