Quote Originally Posted by blackgang
Camel humping ass bandits


There are some awful governments in that part of the world- although in fairness, to what degree we like them or not does not seem to be correlated with how good or otherwise the government is. Don't forget that Iraq had the highest level of income, education, and womans rights in the Arab world, until after the First Gulf War. These days, Dubai is a standout in the ME- and it doesn't have oil, Turkey does OK for it's people also, likewise Libya (which has a lower infant mortality rate than the USA) and Tunisia.

They ain't all the same.