[PigRigger]

"refuse to be involved in their religious and ethnic conflicts the better"

Respect your point of view, but I have to ask one question before I get back to work.

What if we, as a nation and culture, are the targets of"their religious and ethnic conflicts"?

[caltrop]

We've made ourselves their targets through our involvement in the Middle East, a region which, absent their oil, isn't worth an American sprained ankle. That we've put ourselves in this position isn't all that hard to demonstrate or figure out. After all, the 9-11 attack wasn't carried out in Rome, Stockholm or Brussels. The reason why is clear - we've insinuated ourselves into their religious and ethnic disputes. Why anyone's surprised they've chosen to extend their war to the US mainland is a mystery to me.