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But even in your examples, poverty is not the cause of the revolution, it is the honey that draws the masses to follow a leader who has never felt the sting of the supposed cause.

for poverty to truly be the cause of a communist revolution or an islamic jihadist uprising then those who are actually being oppressed would have to one day wake up and say "i don't like this anymore, who wants to follow me." what we actually see are wealthy individuals who have a vision for how they want to see the world (worker's paradise or sh'ria rule), a vision which surprise surprise puts them on top once the current system is tossed aside. these wealthy individuals exploit and deceive the very people they are affecting concern for.

putting a lamb in every pot and a suburban in every driveway won't stop this, because the leaders of the movement will just find a different fear to exploit and motivate.

so what is the solution? have a complete hands-off policy in the middle east? that would appease radar, but few others. the fact is that from it's earliest days Al Queda has maneuverd for the overthrow of middle east gov'ts for the goal of a unified Arab nation ruled by Sh'ria law. leaving them to their own devices may not be the best course of action with that in mind.