You have to look at the history of the Middle East in particular. It has been one of failure and frustration, of feudalism and tribalism.
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Let them march all they want, as long as they continue to pay their taxes.
As of now, I am in control here in the White House.
I'm the only American alive or dead who presided unhappily over the removal of a vice president and a president.
Practice rather than preach. Make of your life an affirmation, defined by your ideals, not the negation of others. Dare to the level of your capability then go beyond to a higher level.
The warning message we sent the Russians was a calculated ambiguity that would be clearly understood.
If they analyze the situation as thoroughly as they should, Muslims will realize they are the first targets. What are the fundamentalists really after? Simply taking over Islam and then turning its back on modernity.