tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134372208798387606.post-41188548026496630872007-12-31T11:47:00.000-05:002007-12-31T12:11:05.965-05:002007-12-31T12:11:05.965-05:00<p>Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Every-where-else-stan. It seems that every time the United States sticks its nose into other countries affairs, we inevitably get the unanticipated blowback. It matters not whether our self-serving intentions are good or not. We never learn.<br /><br />At best we stomp around like a bull in a china shop. At worst we are blood-stained rabid wolves.<br /><br />If we start demanding that our politicians back off, we are labeled isolationists. Like that is in itself a bad thing. How’s that empire thing coming along? And how well are those trade agreements working out for us?<br /><br />If we get too critical about what our government has done to other countries, we are accused of being “Blame America Firsters.” Gimme a break, already!<br /><br />I will cut short my endless rant on this matter and just refer you to a Washington Post column from last July. It is up for the vote for best column of the year. It’s by a Pakistani guy who grew up both here and in Pakistan. </p><p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/20/AR2007072001806.html" target="">Why Do They Hate Us?</a> by Mohsin Hamid, published July 22.<br />A Muslim novelist who split his childhood between Pakistan and California seeks to answer the question. </p>Dave Dubyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03279370558997246976noreply@blogger.com5