I still don't see any benefits for the US from an unstable Middle East other than the obvious arm dealers. I am aware of the M-4/M-16 assault carbines/rifles, AH-64 Apache helicopters, and M1 Abrams tanks we provide to the Israelis. Perhaps they are less of a threat now but then some would say we aren't keeping freedom. Didn't Michael Moore say something about the Patriot Act taking away freedom? Didn't some Democrats criticize Bush for giving the DIA/CIA the ability to monitor Americans domestically?