Quote from ZZZzzzzzzz:
Yes, I do think this is about a balance of power.
That is one of the problems in the Middle East, there is no balance of power.
Those who are oppressed have discovered ways to fight back, i.e. terrorism. Several hundreds of years ago, there was little people could do with a sword, a knife, or just a gun. Now weapons of mass and minor destruction are readily available, and are produced by all the major countries...for sale to highest bidder. To think that these weapons will not find their way into the hands of insurgents is ridiculous.
The cat is out of the bag now with the weapons that technology has produced.
It will take a new paradigm to solve the problem, the old way just isn't working.
Quote from claywilk:
"Those who are oppressed" ? I'm laughing my ass off Z. These fuckers invade Europe time and again before Europe ever gave a shit about them, have been declaring us infidels and killing us like thieves in the night ever since. Hell our first conflict as a full blown nation was to fight off Islamic freakin pirates that were hijacking our ships. But somehow we have been oppressing THEM. Screw that Z. Getting your sorry asses kicked does not equate to oppression. Quit being a sore loser and squirm back over there with the rest of the pitiful losers and eat rancid goat meat.
Quote from claywilk:
Ha! Z, it appears that just like your Islamic friends, you talk out of both sides of your mouth. How is anyone ever supposed to give anything you say any intellectual credibility?
Quote from ZZZzzzzzzz:
"When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser."
- Socrates