Some of the reasoning for continuing our middle east incursion policies are truly banal!

Originally Posted by Babadush

If you don't fight the enemy there is no enemy.

Enemies do not exist simply because you fight them.

Before 1979, when Israel had warm relations with Iran, the Ayatollah Khomeini declared Israel an "enemy of Islam".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran%E2...rael_relations

Cooooooooooo

As far back as 1979 eh

Israels problems started in the 1940's

Plural, non-possessive?

I thought you were a fellow pedant? It only works if you are without fault....

Originally Posted by ENGINETORQUE

Really - well 'oh perceptive one' - do tell

What do you feel my agenda to be then ?

A simple perusing of your last, oh say 17,000 posts makes your agenda abundantly obvious, ( your viewpoint is quite repetitive after all ), unless of course all of these posts were just you trolling for fun, which I don't believe.

Originally Posted by Michael in Toronto

Enemies do not exist simply because you fight them.

Before 1979, when Israel had warm relations with Iran, the Ayatollah Khomeini declared Israel an "enemy of Islam".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran%E2...rael_relations

Oh, and I wouldn't doubt that before 1979, Mossad was in cahoots with the hated Savak either. "Enemy of Islam" sounds about right, in those circumstances.

Originally Posted by Boogie_

What a convoluted mindset.

The Taliban (and Muslims in general) were murdering, torturing & oppressing women and girls long before the U.S.A. got involved.

I had a similar discussion with a local whack liberal.
It came down her being sooooo concerned about how we were destroying the Arab/Islamic culture.
My response: Any culture that enslaves it's women like they do needs to be destroyed.
She had no reply.

I have one. So how did the West/America end up allying itself with that misogynistic bunch, the Northern Alliance, and Rashid Dostum, then?

Originally Posted by DeaninMilwaukee

A simple perusing of your last, oh say 17,000 posts makes your agenda abundantly obvious, ( your viewpoint is quite repetitive after all ), unless of course all of these posts were just you trolling for fun, which I don't believe.

So 17k posts and you don't have a clue is what you're saying

Noted

Originally Posted by ENGINETORQUE

So 17k posts and you don't have a clue is what you're saying

Noted

Flip response. Again, both repetitive and predictable. A man of mystery you're not.

Originally Posted by DeaninMilwaukee

Flip response. Again, both repetitive and predictable. A man of mystery you're not.

Well I can see you've got everything all worked out there

Good for you is all I can say to that