We are and will remain the Ugly Americans in the Middle East until all terrorist organizations are defanged, Islamic Theocracies are abolished, and Radical Mullahs are tried for the war crimes they currently sanction.
In my simple mind the Soviet Union was a far superior challenge than the Arab world. Half the battle has already been won in the Middle East. Egypt, of all countries, is a moderate state. Lebanon and Iraq have had legitimate elections. Libya no longer wants to be a rogue nation. Pakistan, it can be argued, is a legitimate partner of ours in the war against terror. Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Yemen, Qatar, UAE, and Algeria governments are passive in their disllike for American foreign policy.
By my calculations that leaves Iran, Syria, and Somalia aligned against us and the western world.
I understand that this is still a formidable problem, but not as desperate a situation as MSM makes it out to be. I like our odds of winning this war.
In the good old days we would all meet at the park for a football game. Two captains were selected and they picked their team, one player at a time. (Sorry Firebeef, did not mean to bring up bad memories from your youth) Anyway look at the countries standing there. You darn right.... I would take Israel and Britain with my first two picks. And remember I am America.
Now the other captain is (fill in your choice) Ooooh they are going to pick Iran and Syria.
Does not matter that we will be playing on their home field. Does not matter that the stands will be filled with their fans. At the end of the game all of that won't matter. What matters is the score.
Does not matter what they think while we are kicking their ars. Of course they don't like us or the reality of getting their ars kicked. Do we quit playing the game because they are calling us names, or yelling about us being cheaters or bullies. Heck no.....we keep kicking their ars.
