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To: cnyndwllr who wrote (204568)	9/28/2006 1:50:57 PM
From: Ichy Smith	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

The "War" in grenada.... I can see how you won that one, how big an army did they have 20 or 30 soldiers? "It has been exactly twenty years since the U.S. forces invaded Grenada, ending that Caribbean island nation's four-year socialist experiment. An island nation no bigger than Martha's Vineyard, with a population that could barely fill the Rose Bowl, was defeated with relatively few American casualties. President Ronald Reagan's decision to occupy the country and replace the government with one more to his liking proved to be quite popular in the United States, with polls indicating that 63% of the public supported the invasion. " Other than that the US lost to Iran under carter, Cuba under every president since Kennedy, Iraq under Bush I, and in viet Nam and Korea. 1. The Middle East is a predominantly Islamic region. In case you hadn't noticed, it's been that way for thousands of years. The culture, the religion, and the traditions are steeped in Islamic law and beliefs. That's the direction the water's flowing. Do you think WE have the "right" to determine policies that "go against the wishes of Islam" in our arrogant determinations of how they will be governed, what kind of foreign policy they will pursue, how they will treat their women and what kind of justice system they will adopt? Maybe you have yet to notice but the war with Islam has been going on since 622 ad and is going to continue until one system or the other is toast. I suggest you convert now. As for getting some balls, I am steadily getting ready for the war I think you are about to cause. You on the other hand are getting ready for more rationalizations and more appeasement. Good for you....

To: cnyndwllr who wrote (204568)	9/28/2006 2:37:56 PM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Islam hasn't been around for "thousands of years." Mohammed lived and died less than 1400 years ago. Before then, the Arabs were Pagans and animists. Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, Anatolia (now Turkey) etc. were Christian countries, Iran was Zoroastrian. Since the high point of the Caliphate, Spain forced out the Moors after 800 years of occupation, the Moguls were forced out of India, and the Ottomans were forced out of the Balkans, Greece, and the Caucasus. At the present date, Turkey, Egypt, Pakistan, and other so-called "Islamic" countries, while the majority of the population is Muslim, the government is secular. So much for the "inevitability" of Islam. Yes, it is true that Jimmy Carter surrendered Iran to the Ayatollah. He always was a moron. Typical Democrat. As, unfortunately, are you. I have no doubt that 30 years ago you were convinced of the "inevitablity" of Communism.