Nothing like proving the point-

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Originally Posted by Motorboat Cruiser

I suppose the thing that bugs me, however, is that prior to our invasion of Iraq, it was only the extremists that hated us.

MBC, while I typically find your posts to be grounded in reality, this is simply so far out there that I just don't get it. Either that or your definition of extremist is much broader than mine.

Palestinians dancing in the streets on 9/11. Practically the entire populations of Syria and Iran. A large portion of the Islamic world has always hated the west, and the US in particular.