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Originally Posted by Monkei
Talk about a broad brush. I don't want to be argumentative but it's not like we have kept our paws out of the Middle East the last 50 years or so. We have propped up and supported dictators, we have supported militaries who have been less than kind to their people, we have placed ourselves in the middle of civil wars and have taken and supported militaries of one Muslim country against another only to turn around years later and oppose the one we supported before. We have built US bases in their countries. You know before we start blaming all Muslims and calling them all out maybe we should get out of the middle east all together. Besides I am sick of supplying US blood to protect big oil companies who are under no obligation to sell their oil to the US and even going as far as giving them massive tax breaks along the way. They don't pay taxes and they therefore don't deserve or pay for their protection.
Lets just stop the support of all aid and let them try to make a living selling oil to India and china. Get out of the Middle East so we don't have to live the rest of our lives scared that Muslims might move to the US.
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I, personally...and it surely may be just me, but I am so confused about some of these posts.
They seem to justify killing of people in the name of Islam, and then somehow get linked to then USA, and oil. They then criticize those who fear people who threaten death and follow up and kill. They talk about big business and such and seem to defend everything that is not of this country.
I have seen NOT ONE POST speak ill of a Muslim because of their religion. I have seen people express fear of the factions that are aggressively working into every fiber and trying very hard to make us feel guilty for our fear.
To even suggest simply giving up and turning all interests in the Mid East to anyone is mind boggling naive. To even suggest that we have no interest in other elections (while much is done from outside to influence ours) TO ME shows a complete lack of understanding of the real world.
It is, to me, very scary that people feel that way.
I am not in anyway being political Mr Moderator and apologize because I do not express myself well, but to have the USA criticized in a thread where concern is expressed over a Muslim march which has PUBLICLY STATED ITS
POLITICAL GOALS shakes me quite a bit.
If a discussion of Mid East policy is allowed on here, perhaps the suggestions of running , abolishing interest, etc would be fine, but the defense of killers, either directly or implied, is upsetting to me and to ignore the world as it really is is equally upsetting.
Not political, and I apologize for the rant.
I offer from the new a few reasons to CARE about what is happening..
"Who's Really in Control of Libya's Guns?"
http://transitions.foreignpolicy.com...of_libyas_guns
Iran has 18,000 uranium centrifuges, says outgoing nuclear chief
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/...97G0AQ20130817
Syria: 11 killed in attacks against Christians
http://www.thehindu.com/news/interna...cle5032219.ece
Iraq premier warns of weapons smuggled from Syria
http://news.yahoo.com/iraq-premier-w...172447549.html
Israel retaliates after Syria shells hit Golan Heights
Read more:
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/08...#ixzz2cHN8VR34