Jordan, Kuwait, the UAE, Qatar, Oman, Bahrain, Lebanon. And on and on.
Nov. 9,2005 Amman, Jordan: Suicide bombers hit 3 American hotels, Radisson, Grand Hyatt, and Days Inn, in Amman, Jordan, killing 57.
January 21, 2003: The killing of one American and wounding of another in an attack near Camp Doha, the main U.S. army base in Kuwait, was the third such incident since October.
March 22, 2005: Qatar: The first suicide car bombing in this Persian Gulf state killed two, including a British man, wounded 15 others...Western embassies have said that the threat from terrorism here is high.
April, 2003: The U.S. State Department has authorized the departure of non-emergency personnel and their families because of credible threats of attacks on U.S. and Western interests in Bahrain, while the head of the U.S. Central Command, citing similar threats, ordered 650 U.S. military dependents to leave.
And on and on...
It doesn't matter how many "peaceful" people exist within a given culture if they're unwilling or unable to stand up to those within their group who choose to embark on violence. As a practical matter, they may as well not exist at all.
You think I don't know about these things? For crying out loud, I live with it every day. What are you doing to try to help out? And complaining about things does not count.
READ the question I was answering before you climb up onto your bully pulpit. And stop taking my remarks out of context. And don't address me as if I'm some dimbulb who doesn't know what the hell is going on.
Those are my new rules for anyone who wants to engage in discourse. And I'm sticking to them.