I could very well be wrong, but how much do you think the economics, the worldwide recesssion(excluding China) has played into this unrest? One thing seems to be certain, and that is, when folks suffer economically it seems fertile ground for CHANGE. We may eventually even see some of this here, once the unemployment plays out and folks can't get help due to budget cuts. When you get millions of folks very disatisfied and insecure, shit seems to erupt. And I have a feeling this unrest in the M.E. is driven by the economics. Afterall what did the King of Jordon do? Throw money at the problems...