Syed, you aren't backing your claims

Submitted by Noah Wilk (United States), Feb 11, 2007 at 21:26

Syed, where is the proof of your absurd claim? You claim that America is at war with Islam because we want Middle East oil, but you have not given a shred of proof to back that claim. On top of that, you will note that the "war on terror" did not start until after the Muslims committed the heinous and cowardly 9/11 terrorist attacks.

Perhaps if Muslims tried acting like civilized human beings instead of prehistoric savages, they would earn the respect of people around the world, instead of their scorn.

Finally, you said:

"The objective is to take possession of the oil, transform countries into territories and redraw the map of the Middle East"

For the sake of argument (and with the understanding that this is going to end up doing nothing more than giving you a convenient diversion from the issue), let's assume that you're right (even though you aren't) and that the primary objective in the "war on terror" is indeed to re-draw the map of the Middle East and take possession of the oil. So what? The West created those countries (Saudi Arabia, (Trans)Jordan, etc). Since we created them, why shouldn't we fix them (ie reorganize or change them) now that the Muslims have broken them? We also gave them the knowledge and technology to pump the oil in the first place, and now the Muslims are using that generosity to fund terror and to hold the world hostage with its oil reserves. Some would argue that Muslims are unfit to oversee the majority of the world's oil reserves, and I'd agree.

Syed, you have inspired me to institute a new rule here. From now on I will only allow Muslims 3 strikes before I write them off and ignore them. Initial posts count as your first strike, should they be filled with lies and propaganda. I will shoot them down 3 times, and on the third time, I will write that person off as a delusional fool who is not worth responding to.

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