YakYak & Roadtrip, if the situation in the middle east really was as black & white as your facile (opposing) posts seem to make out, don't you think that anybody else would have noticed?
Wouldn't the problems concerned have been long solved if it really were as easy as the 2 of you indicate?
Seems to me that CaptA320 is making an honest stab at seeing the various angles and understanding the different outlooks that together form the gruesome quilt currently covering the world.
To solve a problem, understanding all aspects that compose it is surely imperative?
He adds to that a dose of humanity not seen all that often on these pages, and expresses his hopes for a better future.
IMHO his posts deserve better than short, acidy, tunnel visioned nihilistic comments.