"Capt. JG" wrote in message
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You're probably right. Thus, what I was saying... our foreign policy
infuriates people in other countries, and they have less of a problem
supporting terrorists, which makes us less safe abroad.

I suspect it goes deeper than that. True, the West is despised by many
Mideasterners, but moreover I think Islam holds no sympathy for infidels,
whether they live in the West or elsewhere. Most Muslims are peaceful and
passive, content to worship in their own manner. But they aren't outraged
by the Islamic extremists who bring terror and murder to their particular
brand of Islam. It's the old adage: you're either part of the solution, or
part of the problem.

That said, I seriously doubt if Muslims living in the Middle East will ever
hold much stock with Westerners. Our best tactic would be to leave them
alone and stay out of their affairs. But I fear we have, as the Japanese
emperor once said, awakened a sleeping tiger. It won't go away any time
soon, no matter what we do.

Max