[Cian]

Explain it to me

Can someone explain to me why the Middle East gets so much coverage in the States. I am interested in it a bit from an Old Testament / History of Man point ot view but I find it a bit boring after a while. It seems to me to be all that gets talked about on freerepublic nowadays. Mark Steyn is my favourite and he has written about little else recently.

[Clemenza]

Foreign policy in general not related to national interest bores me. I am more interested in reducing the size of government at home than "crusading" to protect our "allies," whoever they may be. Hell, I am with Jeanne Kirkpatrick since she reportedly advised Reagan to let Argentina keep the Malvinas.