"C J Campbell" wrote in message
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[...] I somehow suspect that the United
States would have its foreign enemies no matter what it did.

Yes, you're right. Of course it would. Not all enemies are creations of
one's own actions. Often, enemies are created by someone else with a
propaganda machine and an agenda.

Frankly, I think bin Laden's group falls into that category. Sure, we've
screwed up in the Middle East, but a) it's not like they're doing such a
great job of it themselves, and b) we haven't meddled enough to warrant the
kind of religious fervor being directed at us and other Western
civilizations, IMHO (obviously, they would disagree ).

Pete