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> I think the most pertinent point is that the U.S. has in fact acted in an imperialist way over the past half century or so, and has killed a very large number of people in the process, many of which happen to be Muslim.

I'm not seeing the relevance.

Precisely how does what the US has done explain threatening the South Park guys?

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It doesn't excuse it of course, but I think it does explain it a bit. Imagine somebody kills one of your children, then comes back and insults your wife. It's adding insult to injury.

It's kind of like kicking someone when they're down. People in the Islamic world are sensitive as of late, and considering what's happened in Iraq and Afghanistan lately, I think it's pretty understandable. The prudent, friendly thing is show a little respect.

Suppose that an orange person raped my sister, would you "explain" if I issued death threats when orange people made fun of my pants?

Of course not.

> People in the Islamic world are sensitive as of late, and considering what's happened in Iraq and Afghanistan lately,

Umm, what happened is that we kicked out their govt, which was killing them, and we kill people who attack us (and them). Meanwhile, we build schools and the like.

All they have to do to get us to leave is lie low for a while. Then they can go back to killing each other. (However, since that's what they're going to do, I'm not that excited about them being killed by us. Dead is dead.)

If you're looking for "brutal occupation", the US isn't in the same league as France and Germany.

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