I certainly don&#x27;t feel insulted, and I can only imagine your immense frustration.<p>I must, however, disagree with the notion that this isn&#x27;t our war.  When my countrymen get slaughtered in the streets, it is <i>de facto</i> my war.  And to be clear, there are elements of Western foreign policy that I condemn as harshly as you, if not more.<p>Where I do agree with you is with regards to the fact that military action is a short-term stopgap and not a long-term solution.  I think you&#x27;re very lucid in your analysis:  this is a cultural war, not of East vs West, but of obscurantism vs enlightenment.  I&#x27;m well aware -- and indeed very reassured -- to know that most Persians and Arabs are on my side, and I on theirs.<p>&gt;I would suspect Saudi Arabia ( the US closest ally after Israel in middle east).Can you fucking believe it ?<p>There are no words to describe how enraged I am by the state of global politics.  I wouldn&#x27;t dare suggest that military action fixes the larger problem, but I&#x27;m fairly convinced that killing jihadis is necessary, albeit insufficient.<p>In any case, I really hope to visit Iran someday (as a civilian, obviously).  It&#x27;s by far the Middle Eastern country that fascinates me the most. :)