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Originally Posted by Immacolata

Before the Muhammed cartoon incident, I would have flat out rejected that article. A few broken eggs does not an omelet make.

Before the Pope-quotes-dead-king-incident, I was asking myself if the problem was ever really going to be solved.

Now I am starting to belief that no matter what we do, or don't do, short of converting ourselves to islam, there will be no respite, no shelter from random terrorist acts, made to cause as much spectacle in the media as possible.

They are a fickle lot, and they will take offense at anything when the opportunity arises, in order to widen their appeal, and sinister types their recruitment base.

We either shed the ancient yoke of religion or get some serious synkretism running, and fast. Or forget about world peace.

But first we will have to stop kowtowing to the radicals, just because we really really really would like their oil. Untill the last drop of oil has been sucked out of the ME soil, the region will flare up time after time, and no stability will come over it.

The region was in turmoil way before any oil was produced there. I believe that unless we are willing to embark on a new Crusade, all will be lost.