Ding Dong bin Laden is gone

[Betty]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

That's a question that takes 6000 years to answer. To reduce down to "because we want their oil" or "because our religions are different" or "because we love freedom" or "because we invaded their country" is meaningless. Because, objectively, there is NO explanation on the scale of the actions of our country and culture over the last 10, 15, 20, 50, 200 years that can possibly explain the deeply ingrained animosity that exists. It's born from millennia of history that is near impossible to untangle.

So they hated us 200 years ago? and 100 years ago? and 30 years ago - for the same reason they hate us today? Because we weren't involved in oil there 150 years ago? Right? I understand that it's involved many issues and it's not a simple thing... it just seems like there should be a way to stay the eff out of each others way and live our lives. Don't go poking things with a stick and all. Now that he's dead, we can leave, right?