Pete C. wrote:
> Amanda wrote:
> >
> > And also the orphans. I saw a program about them on TV. It's just so
> > sad. The worst part is that these children have no future. Not that
> > any Iraqi in Iraq has any future.
> >
>
> Nor did they have any future before we went in. Iraq and it's neighbors
> have been a collapsed civilization with nothing left but a violent and
> dysfunctional culture and out of control religion for what, a couple
> hundred years or more?

This is your justification? Care to explain how the santions imposed by
US got Iraq to here it was? That is after US making Saddam to the
dictator that he became and when he stopped plaing their tune.


>
> The Islamic world has been both the birthplace and the deathbed of
> civilization and the remaining civilized world should take a good look
> at it and learn some lessons fast before they implode as well.

Islamic worls lost access to the library after the Inquisition. Anyone
with half abrain knows what a big loss that was. But instead of
talking about that. let's talk about after WWII, how the region was
created to be played.


My point is "Don't act like you are a saint. By making the statement
you made, do not pretend that you have no blood on your hand."

That's all I will say since this is re.food.cooking group.