Growing up, I remember the questions asked during the Miss America pageants. Tall and slim, the well-groomed beauty flashed a bright smile as she delicately articulated a plan to end world hunger. I was mesmerized by the thought that someone could find the answers to the world's problems in less than four minutes. If only resolving the conflict in the Middle East were really that easy. The seemingly elusive idea of ​​peace in the Middle East includes many dimensions, each of which implies more than just a simplistic answer. The assembly of ethnic groups in the Middle East is one of the most complicated dimensions. Being Arab tends to be one way that individuals in the United States relate to their nationality and religion. Outside of the United States, being Arab is much more specific. Americans like to ethnically group all inhabitants of the Middle East as Arabs, but this is a serious misconception, there are other minority groups such as Persians, Kurds, Jews and many others. While here in the United States ethnic groups may involve some aspects of politics, we are more concerned with social classes. The root cause of many conflicts in the Middle East stems from ethnopolitics. Stefan Wolff stated: “the essence of ethnopolitics in most situations seems to be linked to the question of minority rights, or more precisely, to their codification in national legal systems… and their implementation in the everyday political process” (Wolff 191). This is an important factor to consider when talking about peace in the Middle East. Religion is another aspect that causes conflict in the Middle East. To be non-Arab and/or non-Muslim is to be marginalized and seen as dissident. Even within non-Arab states like Iran,……middle of paper……or others like the United Nations to act first. After weapons of mass destruction were found in Iraq, President Bush and the United States were labeled “war-loving” and eager to “conquer the Middle East.” While the world's expectations seem to look to the United States for answers during turmoil, the other side of the knife is that we are too involved in other people's affairs. President Obama's position is not only smart, but it draws attention away from extremist claims that the United States' goal is to Westernize the Middle East. Letting other countries like France deal with Libya, which was once under French rule, shows that we have no hidden agenda in the country. Just a common bond of truly wanting peace, the best interest of the people in the region and respecting each other regardless. differences will allow the conflict to end. Works Cited History of the Middle East