tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041089218060371051.post8523508507831066116..comments2023-10-25T04:32:52.345-04:00Comments on Just Blowing Smoke...: Middle East BullyTimothy W Higginshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17118861693269565715noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041089218060371051.post-58308976688026046562012-03-18T19:34:43.095-04:002012-03-18T19:34:43.095-04:00You have the history absolutely correct. There nev...You have the history absolutely correct. There never has been any real peace in those areas of the world, the biblical cradle of civilization. Tribal feudal wars have been the norm for millennia.<br />And you are absolutely correct in your concluding statement, " that it's we who are the bully of Middle East politics. It's tragic that it's those we purport to help who dream of one day being free of us."Roland Hansenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14510269002146276854noreply@blogger.com