[mburbank]

"See, this is just one of many op-eds trying to spell it out for people like yourself who can't seem to grasp (or refuse to acknowledge) what's even going on in the bigger picture."
-Alphabestboy

How could I have ever doubted for an instant that you were interested in honest discourse? The desire shines through in every word.

"I can't reprogram you. I can't force you to grasp why this topic reaches beyond the United States policy past and present "
-Alphabully

Don't you wish you could, though? Because honest discourse begins with reprogramming and ends with forcing.

Who are you going to have discourse, honest or otherwise with? I made a reasonable suggestion that you start a thread that you could define as being focused on a single, self selected topic, and instead you insist this thread, which you did not start is already about your single self selected topic. You're an e-solopsist.

"If you'd like to have an honest discussion about the root cause of everything mentioned in this article, along with the political, cultural and ideological causes, then I think you personally would have to remove the United States from the equation temporarily. There's no tow the line here, Max. This article calls on you to give a basic response and just call a spade a spade.... and don't cheapen it by trying to bring the topic back around to Bush and bad America."
-Alphasnob

By 'just call a spade a spade' you mean agree with you, which is A.) not much bassis for discussion and B.) I don't. But since you seem unable to do it, I'll do it for you. Or I will, if you tell me what 'everything mentioned in this article' is, since you've already told me I had to remove the United States from the equation. You need to help me with tat part, but I'll go wherever you want me to go on it. See you there.