Well, I’m sorry for that. It is hard to summarize what is inherently a very complicated issue in such a manner that people would actually take the time to read about it. I try though.

“Ahem:Cherokee, Sioux, Blackfoot (which incidently, is my tribe:). You forget Americ has a tribal history”

Ha. Thank you, but I have not forgotten my people. I am part Sioux. The difference is that 100-300 years ago Americans could kill and dislodge Indians with impunity. America doesn’t have the same ability in Iraq.

With this, I am not sure what you are trying to say. It is worded in a confusing fashion.

I stand by my opinion.

Of course you may.

Just one example that I think Americans totally seem to miss is the tribal mindset. American’s do not have a tribal mindset anywhere close to what the Iraqis have. It’s a huge deal, yet it is never talked about here in America.

Ahem…Cherokee, Sioux, Blackfoot (which incidently, is my tribe…). You forget Americ has a tribal history.

With that said though, if you are talking about American in general, I would agree with that. Most Americans (and people in general) are idiots though. Their complacency and blissful ignorance outside of their own little sphere of influence is what is leading to the downfall of America. (no, I am NOT refering to this election as the conservatives, nor to the 2004 elections as many liberals).

But, I won’t go off on that tirade now, but let’s just say Americ is in the shape it is now not because of the politicians, but because of the people.

I do think though that the tribal aspect of the region is understood by at least some policy makers, or we would have entered the tribal region in Pakistan forcibly and tracked down bin Laden by now. We would have also, as I’m said earlier, taken a much for forceful occupation of Iraq.

I think that is exactly why the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan aren’t going well. Few would agree with me that the Americans in Iraq and Afghanistan (and our policy makers) misunderstand their culture and that this misunderstanding seriously underminds our efforts and needlessly endangers our troops.

I stand by my opinion. Just one example that I think Americans totally seem to miss is the tribal mindset. American’s do not have a tribal mindset anywhere close to what the Iraqis have. It’s a huge deal, yet it is never talked about here in America.

I think the geo-political situation in Iraq is better understood than you think. If we were taking the “country of Rambo” appraoch, we would have had 500,000 troops on the ground, would be bombing the crap out of everything less discriminently and would have had the area under control by now, although under much worse circumstances for the region. The boarders would be sealed, and there would be a truly stricter military occupation.

“Why exactly do you think this is “the American mindset”?”

Okay fine. You got me. That wasn’t a brilliant statement.

I was referring to how America has been dealing with the issues in Iraq. The “American mindset”as I meant it was the way in which we are fighting the war in Iraq. As I saw it when I wrote that, it was a strategy in which we (i.e. Americans) don’t understand the tribal, political, religious, ethnic and every other issue that Iraqi’s are concerned with.

I was wondering:

“We will never tell you that your opinion doesn’t count.”

If this is true, then why is it that when anyone posts there who is not of the liberal mindset banned, even when seeking a legitimate discussion?

Excuse me SFL, by I find the stench of DU’s hypocrisy unappealing.

Why do I find much of that hard to beleive?

“The American mindset of dropping 200,000 Rambo’s in the Middle East to kill the problem is not going to work in this case.”

Why exactly do you think this is “the American mindset”?