[dersk25702]

Umm, let’s not forget who’s been dropping the bombs there! Keep in mind, the US has probably done more military incursions into other countries than any other country over the past fifty or so years! In terms of war, Iraq’s had one major war in the past several decades, with Iran. That was over a major religious differnce – the Sunnis vs. the Shi’ites. A Muslim can better answer why it’s such a big deal, but it’s basically about who was the true prophet after Mohammed died – his cousin Ali or someone else (this was all back around AD 600). I think a lot of it probably has to do with poverty and despair – when you don’t have much, you don’t have much to lose (I’ve heard that before somewhere). But the Middle East in general has often been a turbulent place, and a lot of it simply has to do with geography. During the Middle Ages, they controlled a lot of the trade business between Europe and the Far East (spices, silk, and other good stuff) and a lot of European countries wanted to control that trade. Go back hundreds of years, and it’s farmland. Fast forward to now, and it’s oil. Add in two evangelic religions – Christianity and Islam – and you’ve got a pretty volatile mixture.

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Name : dersk25702, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Atheist, Age : 34, City : amsterdam, State : NA, Country : The Netherlands, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Upper middle class, 

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