@Phog_of_War said:
" Anwar Sadat. The one man in the Middle East with the drive and foresight to actually attempt a real peace with Israel, and show the muslim world that the world will not end if you talk to the Jews. If he is not assassinated the Middle East peace process probably would have been sucessful in the late 1970's.
It really came down to the fact that Israel survived against, and DESTROYED three larger muslim armies, including Egypt, AT THE SAME TIME! Sadat knew that the only way to save face in the international community and specificly the United Nations, was to make a very real effort at peace.
Sadly the religious extremists in that region had....other plans. And now Israel doesent believe anything a Muslim nation says just because they have been sucker punched one too many times. People get upset that Israel makes preemptive attacks or airstrikes for their own national security, but honestly, can you blame them??
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It seems like both sides refuse to make peace, one way or the other, because extreme minorities are unwilling to be peaceful. I can and do blame them both for perpetuating the situation.
It's hard to say what assassination I'd stop. There's just so few people who actually matter to me who got themselves killed, and as often as not being assassinated is one of the things that makes them famous. I'd probably pick some near-nobody, the sort of person who would make a big difference if they hadn't been killed sooner.
As for Ferdinand, I happened to see info on him in a documentary last night, and stopping his assassination might have brought about some change. He was a radical who favored peace with the Serbians (supposedly). Naturally, as the soon-to-be-emperor, an extremist Serbian group took the opportunity to take him out. From there, Europe just destroyed itself. I tend to favor the summation that, sooner or later, the whole place was going to collapse anyway.
Maybe I'd go for Julius Caesar. Rome's economy was largely built on expansion and conquest, and with the death of Caesar all further conquest came to an end. He was actually on his way to conquer Persia (the nearest thing to a rival Rome could find).
To preserve his mustache. "
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