Zeev's Turnips Talk Politics (ZTTP)

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I started to read your article, and then read the following:

It should be noted that most Moslems are not by nature any more warlike than are you or your neighbors. But some of them have been driven to desperation during years and centuries past.

This is ridiculous, the entire Middle East can be categorized by violence and political unrest. People in the ME are driven by religious zealotism. Just as we categorize ourselves as Democrats/Republicans, they categorize themselves based on different sects of Islam.

Sure, the U.S. has played a part in the ME, because of our oil interests. We have sought to influence events in the ME that protect our oil interests. I don't think the U.S. has been on any holy crusade in the ME, or any attempt to protect the "Promised Land."

With that being said, I believe we should protect our oil interests. If there's any argument against the U.S., it's that we haven't done enough to remove our oil dependency from the region. In all fairness, Bush's only proposal has been to drill in Alaska. He sees the problem as "where else can we get oil?" as opposed to "what can we use to replace oil?" This is one of the big problems I have with Bush, as I've reiterated repeatedly.