[ExI] riots again

[Mike Dougherty]

On Mon, Oct 1, 2012 at 1:24 PM, John Clark <johnkclark at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 1, 2012  BillK <pharos at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> > That is a correct quotation. Unfortunately it is only my attempt to
>> > describe why the US thinks it is good policy to subdue the Middle East.
>
>
> So you think the USA is trying to "subdue the Middle East" for good and
> noble reasons .....

Hell no; for purely selfish and ignoble reasons.

>
>> > None of these analyses of national politics have any relevance to my own
>> > personal outlook.
>
>
> ..... assuming that you think the continuation of civilization is a good and
> noble goal.

...for some parts of the misnomer known as civilization.  Mostly we're
just waiting for the human pressure vessel to finally explode.