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To: Aitch who wrote (40309)	12/17/1998 9:54:00 AM
From: Lynn	Respond to of 97611

***OT*** >I have never lived in the States, so my opinions expressed above may be completely naive and off target. You don't have to live here, H, to have a valid opinion. Actually, if I didn't know you were a S. African, I'd say you sound like many (most?) Americans in your views. The Iraqis people who live in the States aren't happy about the bombing. CNN interviewed some Christian Iraqis last night who are anti-Saddam but upset about the bombing. The timing of the bombing disturbs me. Last night a friend with a relative stationed in Turkey (Army) and I were talking about the bombing. She kept saying how we had, "Two more days," before Ramadan. Finally I said we didn't, that Americans kept saying how the bombing started Wednesday, early evening, but the bombing started Thursday, early morning, giving only one more night before the commencement of Ramadan. Media coverage over here does keep talking about the significance of Ramadan in the Islamic world [without actually dealing with the actual significance]. One thing you will find out first-hand if you don't already know it, H, is that people get real, _real_ cranky after a few days of Ramadan, very short-tempered because of the fasting. Heck, I would be too if I had to do a total fast, not only no food, but not one drop of drink, from sunrise to sunset. How zonal crankiness [due to fasting] plays out on the international political arena if this bombing extends into Ramadan is something I don't want to find out. Might not be pretty. CNN was interviewing some average Americans a little while ago. The timing is not sitting well with people. Me? I don't like the timing. Lynn BTW, try to get invited to fatur by a family if you possibly can during Ramadan. After a day of no food or drink, people eat some fantastic meals with great drinks. Its not a month where people lose weight!