[Polycarp IV]

Cap'n, we aren't the problem. Yet, the Holy Father tries to drag the "rich-vs-poor" argument into the equation, as if the United States is responsible for the hostility in the very rich Arab oil states.

What collossal hypocrisy!

Thank heavens we're not like those third world reprobates who think they have a right to our standard of living! Gasp! They should be happy we let them work in the mines that provide the raw materials of our wealth and the oil rigs that fire the engines of our capitalistic machine and the factories that produce our cheap Wally World lifestyles! Let them eat cake (and chemical contraceptives!)

[sinkspur]

Thank heavens we're not like those third world reprobates who think they have a right to our standard of living! Gasp! They should be happy we let them work in the mines that provide the raw materials of our wealth and the oil rigs that fire the engines of our capitalistic machine and the factories that produce our cheap Wally World lifestyles! Let them eat cake (and chemical contraceptives!)

Third world? Arab countries are sitting on pools of oil valued at trillions of dollars! It's not our fault that Muslim fundamentalism funnels the dollars into the pockets of the corrupt rulers of those countries (i.e., the Bandars in Saudi Arabia and the Mullahs in Iran).

Here's a clue, Brian: when the Arab world adopts democracy, maybe their people WILL have our standard of living.

Ever hear the Pope calling for democracy in these backward, Muslim countries?