With friends like these, who needs enemies?

[MORTARDUDE]

Who woulda thunk it. With US and Coalition troops in Afghanistan and Iraq...with Libya co-operating...and Syria maybe starting to behave...that leaves the Israel / Palestinian mess, Egypt ( life after Mubarak could be very, very interesting ), Saudi Arabia ( I suspect terrorsim there will only escalate..the tighter they try to put the lid on..the higher it will blow... IMHO ), and last but not least.. Iran..we created the Shah and his regime and all the excesses he produced which led directly to 1979 and the 444 days our hostages were held. We have to try, and this gesture to help after the earthquake is a good start, to talk to them. Talking is usually better than fighting. There is a strong undercurrent among the citizens there to change things. I pray that the change is peaceful. A semi-democratic and free Iran could only help peace and stability in the region.

Larry