Originally Posted by kane

There is a great HBO mini series called Generation Kill that is a true story about the recon Marines that led the charge into Iraq during the first gulf war.

One of the marines goes off on a tangent to the reporter that is embedded with them and tells him that the middle east doesn't have a religion or terrorism problem, it has a pussy problem. He says if they just had some strip clubs and hooters that the guys would all chill out and everything would be fine. . . he might not be too far off.

There is another writer (I think it is John Darnton, but I'm not sure) who said that the main problem with the middle east is that they underestimate the power of the beauty of the female face. Just walking down the street and seeing a pretty girl smiling makes people feel good and the middle east is lacking that. Most of those countries treat their women as if they are animals to be kept for trade or service.