To: Jorj X Mckie who wrote (57038 ) 2/7/2009 3:18:53 PM From: SmoothSail Respond to of 57110 Obama really does appear to be making a special effort to appease the muslims. Big, big, big mistake. He's too young to remember the Carter years and what Carter did back then (and continues to do to this day) that is responsible for facilitating the rise of radial Islam, which is far more entrenched now than it was back then. There are peace-loving Muslims who don't like what the thugocracy in Iran is doing - but they're not the ones in charge. Obama will prove to be a bigger fool than any of us could ever imagine if he continue on that tack. If he thinks that trying to appease Iran will keep them from attacking us, he's an idiot. They view appeasement as a weakness and they will take every advantage of it. These are clever, smart people who are driven by an ideology that has as its core value the destruction of Israel. This article, written by a client of mine, explains this clearly. He used to be a CIA spy working undercover in the Revolutionary Guards and understands this situation clearly - he had a front row seat for years: From the article: >>Jimmy Carter’s presidency and his lack of understanding of the Middle East combined with an incompetent foreign policy were the key factors in the creation of the Islamic Republic of Iran: bringing the mullahs into power and giving the Russians what they could have only dreamed of — a proxy against the West, which resulted in a spread of radical Islam, the creation of Hezbollah, and the spread of suicide bombings. I could go on and on, but with 9/11 and the ensuing events, I am sure everybody is familiar by now with the horrors of radical Islam.The mullahs believe in one thing only: Islam conquering the world through the reappearance of the 12th Imam. They have chosen their path. The question is: have we? I believe — and hope — Americans can once again rise to the occasion and unite against these thugs who are determined to use any means necessary to endanger the world and cause an apocalypse.<<pajamasmedia.com Here's another article on the same subject.pajamasmedia.com