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Harun Yahya - Adnan Oktar

In short, the real architects behind the invasion are Israel
and its American allies. At this stage, it once again becomes ap-

parent that America's Middle East policy is heavily influenced by
Israel. Some radical zionists acting in Israel's interest exercise
great influence over America's decision-making mechanisms and
convince Washington to act according to Israel's Middle East
strategy. Moreover, they do so while claiming that American and

Israeli interests are identical, despite the fact that American in-
terests in the Middle East are not compatible with supporting
radical zionists in Israel. Just by doing so, the US manages to af-
front the entire Arab world. Its interests would be better served
by persuading Israel to moderate its policies and make peace
with the Arabs, with itself serving as a just mediator.
This same Israeli influence can be seen in the planning stage

of the invasion. The Israeli lobby misdirected the strategists who
would come to hold influential positions in the Bush administra-
tion so that they would see the "need" to invade Iraq. However,
this has caused new tensions in the region and gradually opened

the way for a military action that caused the death of many in-
nocent Iraqi civilians.
Irrespective of how much these strategists talk about
American interests, in reality they are defending Israel's inter-
ests, because it is not in America's interest to fight with the entire
Middle East and to offend and alienate its people. America does
not have an anti-Islamic ideology and strategy, as some circles

claim. As we stated before, America was one of the greatest allies
of the Balkan (e.g., Bosnian, Kosovan, and Macedonian) Muslims
who were exposed, during the 1990s, to Serbian atrocities. The
only American "frontline" that negatively affects the Muslim
masses is in the Middle East, due to certain officials who, under

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