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Submitted by Zella (United States), Aug 19, 2009 at 13:26

Fair is fair, is it not? Perhaps when you blame the United States of killing Palestinians, you might want to spend some time learning how much foreign aid our tax dollars provide to your people each year. I believe since the beginning of the Oslo Accord in 1993, the U.S. has appropriated over 3 billion dollars to your country. The Blame Game is like burning one's house down to kill a rat...it makes no sense.

I am amazed at why so many people from other countries can't wait to enter the U.S. and, yet, will speak badly about Americans. Sounds like double talk and plain mean spiritedness to me. I believe it was Mark Twain who said something like this..."It's one thing to keep your mouth closed and appear to be a fool for a few minutes and quite another to open it and remove all doubts".

Americans are the most generous people in the world. That's why some of the women who post on this blog have some horror stories. Many do not understand that telling a lie in one culture/religion is considered sinful but in another, it's perfectly acceptable. Many western women do not understand that men in some cultures have no respect for girls and women. Fortunately I was taught from the time I was a little girl that I was worth just as much as my male cousins. Other women are not so lucky, are they?

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