Just got back from Middle East after about two years. The gulf between West and Middle East's understating of what is going on with Iraq, their oil, and host of other political, social, and economical issues is as wide as gulf of Mexico. The crap that is being fed to people of both side of the divide is unbelievable. Both side is being told things that do not exist.

Here in the land of free a picture of evil and barbarics are created of Middle East and over there a picture of blood sucking imperialists that its entire purpose is to destroy the Muslim world. So, in short we are even farther apart than we were before 9/11. One crazy act of terror has lead to creation of a conflict that will last generations. The hatred on both side is becoming institutionalized.

All the pieces are coming together for the clash of civilizations. In perhaps 10 to 20 years our boys from Iowa and elsewhere will continually fight the Muslims in several locations with help from the "Allies of the evil" to fight the "Axis of the evil.

meanwhile other issues like China and India complicating the conflict. At least for now these two future great powers will sit on the side line and let the great power do the fight.

Most of this conflict is fueled by the US fight to win policy to secure natural resources for its enless need to waste.