"no matter why it spreads, what will be claimed -- falsely -- is that this is a religious war (on either side) and that claim will burn all the harder because it is a lie."

Exactly, Amos. That is how it will be marketed, and millions will die because of that lie. It's a very bad situation. It can only be avoided by sharing the Earth's resources in a fair and egalitarian fashion, rather than fighting over them. I don't see the will to do that in the halls of power.

Ordinary people are not being told what is going on here. They are being whipped up against each other over phony emotional issues.

The dead Iraqui who fought to protect his mosque and culture and national sovereignty, and the dead US Marine who fought to follow orders and serve his country are innocent victims of the same dirty game.

It's not a case of "God Bless America"...it's a case of "God Save America (and everybody else)" that we have here.

- LH