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I think adversity is a major theme in ALL religions....or forget religions...it's a major theme in all cultures, becuase even atheists subscribe to some societal and moral code...be it aesops fables, universal transcendental inner strife or some political idealogy. The Kuran is full of tales about adversity. So is the Old Testament. It depends on how the stuff is taught. Have the Arab nations been full of instability ? Obviously. We can blame the Muslim scriptures for this about as much as we can blame the warm climates or a number of other cultural aspects associated with Arab nations.... it's all relevant.

Look America has involved itself in world affairs and worked in their best interest much the way China, Russia, Britain, etc. have done the same. Did America CREATE the situations you listed above?.... Or did they just effect the outcome.