US and Israel have bombed 14 Muslim nations in 25 years

LAHORE: To the sheer dismay of over 1.6 billion followers of Islam residing on planet Earth today, the United States and its “stalwart ally” Israel have bombed at least 14 of the 57 Muslim countries during the last 25 years, a research conducted by the Jang Group and Geo Television Network shows.
These 14 countries are Afghanistan (over 99 per cent Muslims), Iraq (98.9 per cent Muslims), Pakistan (over 96 per cent Muslims), Yemen (99 per cent Muslims), Somalia (99 per cent Muslims), Libya (96.6 per cent Muslims), Iran (99.7 per cent Muslims), Sudan (96.7 per cent Muslims), Palestine (98 per cent Muslims), Lebanon (over 59 per cent Muslims), Syria (92 per cent Muslims), Jordan (98.8 per cent Muslims), Egypt (about 95 per cent Muslims) and Tunisia (99.8 per cent Muslims).
During Bill Clinton’s Presidency, the United States had bombed Iraq, Afghanistan and Sudan. During the reign of George Bush, the US had bombed Afghanistan, Yemen, Iraq, Pakistan and Somalia. Under Barack Obama, the United States is currently bombing Afghanistan, Yemen, Iraq, Pakistan, Libya and Somalia.
Meanwhile, Israel has bombed every single one of its neighbours including Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Egypt, Tunisia and Iraq during this quarter of a century under review. The irony is that the United States has numerous operational military bases in a lot of predominantly Muslim countries like Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Turkey, Pakistan, UAE, Afghanistan, Yemen, Iraq, Libya, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Chad and Somalia.
Economic comparison of islamic countries with the world: It is pertinent to note that the combined Gross Domestic Product or GDP (at Purchasing Power Parity) of the 49 predominately Muslim states and eight having large Muslim minorities rests at just US$7.740 trillion, compared to that of US$101.934 trillion and the European Union GDP of US$18.124 trillion.Here follows the IMF list of world’s top 25 countries with highest GDPs: China’s GDP is $ 17.632 trillion, the United States GDP rests at $17.416 trillion, the Indian GDP stands $7.277 trillion, the Japanese GDP is $ 4.788 trillion, German GDP is $ 3.621 trillion, Russian GDP is $ 3.559 trillion, Brazil’s GDP is $ 3.073 trillion, French GDP is $ 2.587 trillion, Indonesia GDP is $ 2.554 trillion, the British GDP is $ 2.435 trillion, Mexican GDP is $ 2.143 trillion, Italian GDP is $ 2.066 trillion, South Korean GDP is $ 1.79 trillion, Saudi Arabia’s GDP is $1.652 trillion, Canadian GDP is $ 1.579 trillion, Spain’s GDP is $1,534 trillion, Turkey’s GDP is $1.512 trillion, Iran’s GDP is $ 1.284 trillion, Australia’s GDP is $1.100 trillion, Nigeria’s GDP is $ 1.058 trillion and Taiwan’s GDP is $ 1.022 trillion, Thailand’s GDP is $ 990.093 billion, Egypt’s GDP is 945.388 billion, Poland’s GDP is $ 941.417 trillion and Argentina’s GDP is $ 927.3 billion.
Pakistan, with a GDP of $ 884.2 billion, comes after Argentina and stands on number 26, followed by Holland ($824.440 billion) and Malaysia ($800.169 billion).
The above 2014 IMF ranking thus shows that only six Muslim nations—- Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Iran, Nigeria and Egypt—-are among the top 25 world countries with highest GDPs.
According to the 2014 figures carried by the International Monetary Fund, here follow the GDPs (Purchasing Power Parity) of some of the other Muslim states on the world map today:
Malaysia ($ 800.169 billion), UAE ($643.846 billion), Algeria ($584.308 billion), Bangladesh ($580.471 billion), Iraq ($510.916 billion), Kazakhstan ($448.560 billion), Qatar ($354.511 billion), Kuwait ($294.280 billion), Morocco ($271.281 billion), Uzbekistan ($184.705 billion), Azerbaijan ($178.894 billion), Oman ($172.329 billion), Sudan ($168.480 billion), Tunisia ($132.177 billion), Libya ($120.952 billion), Syria ($115.1 billion), Yemen ($112.933 billion), Tanzania ($100.857 billion), Turkmenistan ($93.254 billion), Jordan ($84.899 billion), Lebanon ($83.596 billion), Afghanistan ($65.648 billion), Bahrain ($64.541 billion), Bosnia and Herzegovina ($37.1 billion), Brunei ($30 billion), Chad ($26.8 billion), Sudan ($26 billion), Tajikistan ($20.6 billion), Kyrgyzstan ($18.2 billion), Mauritania ($11.8 billion) and Djibouti ($2.7 billion).
Here follows a 2013 IMF list of top 25 countries with highest GDP per capita (Purchasing Power Parity basis):
Qatar ($145,894), Luxembourg ($90,333), Singapore ($78,762), Brunei ($73,823), Kuwait ($70,785), Norway ($64,363), UAE ($63,181), San Marino ($62,766), Switzerland ($53,977), United States ($53,001), Hong Kong ($52,984), Saudi Arabia ($51,779), Bahrain ($49,633), Holland ($46,440), Australia ($45,138), Ireland ($44,663), Austria ($44,402), Germany ($43,475), Sweden ($43,407), Oman ($43,304), Canada ($43,253), Denmark ($43,080), China ($41,539), Iceland ($41,001), Belgium ($40,760) and Finland ($40,045).
The above list shows that most citizens of oil-rich Muslim countries like Qatar, Brunei, Kuwait, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Oman are enjoying quality of life at par with residents of economically developed nations.
Pakistan stands at the rock bottom in this list or number 135 with a per capita GDP of just $4,574. Indonesia’s per capita GDP of $9,635 helps it stand at number 101, Egypt’s per capita GDP is $10,870 (position 96), Tunisia’s per capita GDP is $10,998 (rank 94), Jordan’s per capita GDP is $ 11,639 (rank 90), Turkmenistan’s per capita GDP is $ 12,863 (rank 82), Algeria’s per capita GDP is $ 13,788 (rank 81), Iraq is at number 78 with a per capita GDP of $ 14,367, Iran is at number 71 with a per capita GDP of $ 16,165, Azerbaijan is at number 69 with a per capita GDP of $ 17,028, Lebanon is at number 67 with a per capita GDP of $17,326, Turkey is at number 62 with a per capita GDP of $18,874, Libya is at number 56 with a per capita GDP of $20,681, Kazakhstan is at number 51 with a per capita GDP of $23,038 and Malaysia is at number 50 with a per capita GDP of $23,160.
India stands at number 126 with a per capita GDP of $ 5,450 and Israel is at rank 33 with a per capita GDP of $32,717.