Canadians in Afghanistan

Originally Posted by Clodfobble

Sorry, I wasn't picturing that many Canadians visiting the "black ghetto". Perhaps we should adjust the analogy to a white person going into Afghanistan and screaming "crusade!" and wondering why the Afghanis don't seem to like him too much?

Sure, I like that analogy best of all. And what if a member of the Saudi Royal Family went to a shopping mall in Falls Church and screamed "Jihad"? He'd be arrested so fast, his head would spin. And, as HM wrote, its not just one incident of someone sticking their foot in their mouth, its hundreds if not thousands of years of outrages and animosity on BOTH sides.

Alternate Grey is correct in his comment that the US policy on Israel and the forces behind Israel's creation in the first place haven't helped things in the slightest.

There is now so much mutual hatred and suspicion on BOTH sides that I feel very pessimistic about any "quick fix" solution.