Also, I don?t think the USA blocks the Islamic headway worldwide, as the Islam is the fastest-growing of the mayor religions.
You\'re right there - its a fact I knew and had forgotten so thanks for bringing that up. My mind is quite sluggish these days
I actually don\'t know if the US isn\'t actually blocking Islam, or if they just aren\'t successful at it, either way, point taken.
If that?s the case I?d ask you to keep in mind that shouting masses easily could be a minority. Shouting people make it to the headlines, silent ones don?t. You barely can blame the press.
Yes, its what gets attention. No one can blame the press for reporting on it either, like you said. No one wants to hear a 5 minute report every day on how all the planes landed in the country without any problems, they want to hear about the one that explodes or at least has an engine fire or something else \"exciting\". News is a business venu, and it must put on TV what attracts viewers so they can make advertisement money.
It?s different when talking about radical Muslims living in western countries. Here it?s not the lack of education, but more the lack of acceptation and the distrust they encounter which make them turn away from the society and radicalize.
I think you are right for the most part, but remember, somtimes its a perceived lack of accpetance, or even imagined. I see that in the US with some minoritys believing that what goes against them is automatically a race issue, when chances are it isn\'t at all. Still, one must recogonize that when they turn away from someone, are rude, mean, or other means of chastization, that they can affect that person perception of your country based on you whether its justified or not, this is why I think every American (or anyone in their own country) should always approach strangers with the state of mind that they are setting an example for the country. We expect this of our leaders, and we should expect it of ourselves as well.
I don?t think the US protects Christian counties. I think the US protects trade partners and befriended nations. That would also explain the liberation of the Islamic Kuwait and the lack of action when several dictators terrorized a lot of Christian countries in South-America. Same goes for lack of interest in the African countries with Christian majorities today.
I was overgeneralizing here as well - its what happens during 5 am posts
Nah ... I probabily would have done it anyways. We usually protect nations for 2 reasons - the first being how it pretains to our own interests. We don\'t go to Africa on the premise that we went into iraq on because we don\'t really have any interests there. We could easily go on other reasons (same as stated for Iraq)
Crimes against humanity.
Failed states breed terrorism.
Brutal dictators.
As for protecting Christian Nations, well.. Israel is a good example. They aren\'t really that friendly towards us, but they know they only have to be semi-reasonable with us and we\'ll keep supplying them with weapons. Israel contains the holy land.
origionally said By George Bush, ?Washington, D.C., March 13, 2002\"There\'s nothing more deep than recognizing Israel\'s right to exist. That\'s the most deep thought of all. ... I can\'t think of anything more deep than that right.\"
I think that about sums up how he feels about it. As for other christian nations, well, perhaps I was jumpingthe gun. But I do think at the very least, we are protecting our \"holy land\".
