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I would not want to thank the Middle East for anything. That whole region has been the cause of major problems not only for the United States of America but for most of the World in general. Do I have to mention the Munich 1972 Summer Olympics, the 1973 OPEC oil embargo, the 1979 Iran Hostage crisis, the first World Trade Center bombings, the U.S embassy attacks in Kenya and Tanzania, the attack on the USS Cole and of course Septemner 11, 2001 (9/11). So instead of thanking the Middle East, I say Fuck You Middle East.

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I would not want to thank the Middle East for anything. That whole region has been the cause of major problems not only for the United States of America but for most of the World in general. Do I have to mention the Munich 1972 Summer Olympics, the 1973 OPEC oil embargo, the 1979 Iran Hostage crisis, the first World Trade Center bombings, the U.S embassy attacks in Kenya and Tanzania, the attack on the USS Cole and of course Septemner 11, 2001 (9/11). So instead of thanking the Middle East, I say Fuck You Middle East.

The best reply on this topic their is.I could not give a damn about all the alleged contributions to civilisation of this part of the world from day one,what does it give the world today?Every middle eastern country,bar Israel,is a backwards looking third world s***hole.Look around your home of business,bar the cheap shirt you are wearing what has been produced in the middle east?Nothing.All this region gives to the world is chaos and the repression of its own people and if it had its way,they would spread it to the west,or if you like the civilised world,as well.Good luck to Israel and just thank the stars we don't all have the neighbours they have.

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What a tolerant, and not at all bigoted or prejudiced response. I guess you're totally unaware of the fact that all parts of the world and all civilizations, not just those in the Middle East, have started wars, killed many people, repressed and oppressed people, and many other completely abhorrent things.

But hey, why let facts get in the way of your ignorance, right?

That post reminds me why I don't venture into this part of the site very rarely anymore.

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What a tolerant, and not at all bigoted or prejudiced response. I guess you're totally unaware of the fact that all parts of the world and all civilizations, not just those in the Middle East, have started wars, killed many people, repressed and oppressed people, and many other completely abhorrent things.

But hey, why let facts get in the way of your ignorance, right?

That post reminds me why I don't venture into this part of the site very rarely anymore.

I wouldn't call it ignorance,more looking at the facts.

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Shwarma

Hummus

Kebabs

Falafel

Kushari

couscous

Baba ghanoush

I love Middle Eastern food. There's some great restaurants in Greensboro that serve up some quality chow.

Very interesting!! I'm really surprised that you know Kushari which is my favorite food :D

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Do you want a list of things the West (the US in particular) have done to other regions of the world, or are you one of those folks with blinders and ear plugs?

If you take your blinders off,you'll see that this topic is about thanking the middle east.What would you thank it for and lets keep it down to the last hundred years or so,shall we?

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Very interesting!! I'm really surprised that you know Kushari which is my favorite food :D

I'll try nearly any kind of cuisine once. A couple of years ago, a bunch of friends and I were having a pot luck dinner party, and a mutual friend of my then-boyfriend was Egyptian, and brought some traditional Egyptian food. Of course it looked and smelled great, so we all dived in, and it was the first bowl of food to be emptied. :lol:

BTW, Walesdad.....quit embarrassing yourself. If it wasn't for Middle Eastern culture, there's a whole lot of stuff we Westerners use that we wouldn't have. Do yourself a favor and open up a book sometime and read about it. No one is arguing that things are hunky-dory over there right now, and that it's a veritable utopia of bliss and sunshine, but you know something? The same could be said of basically everywhere else on this gottverdamnt rock, and thinking anything else is just ignorant. Being grateful for the contributions made in the past doesn't also mean you ignore the problems of the present.

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You're including Christianity in that, right? All Abrahamic religions are centered in Jerusalem.

You're god damn right I am! Maybe it's called the holy land because they have holes in their logic. If I were to make a top ten list of tips on how you can tell a con artist, the number one tip would be: He claims to be the son of God!

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