Culture of Deception

I read a very lengthy blog post today, and it really stirred me up. We get blasted my the media daily about the so called debacle in Iraq, and how the "Administration" screwed it all up. References to buzz words like "No Bid Contracts" and "Halliburton" or "Quagmire" come to mind. The average American likely has little to no experience with Middle Eastern culture other than paying the cashier at the local quickie-mart. Read this insightful true life story of about re-building Iraq in a culture of decepton.

The simple task of finding an image to accompany my posting of this link was a challenge. Any search for rebuilding Iraq leads to nothing but satire aimed at defacing those who are working to rebuild and resurrect the country when the reality is we are working in a culture reluctant to cooperate with us. Even today, the UN security council is beginning the process of sanctioning Iran for failing to comply with it's resolutions (Big Surprise) The scary thing is most Americans believe Iran's goal is to make a intercontinental ballistic missile, something they likely are quite a long way from doing. With enriched uranium however, a small "suitcase nuke" is a real threat to be considered and with our current border security the way it is, we are sitting ducks. How far would you trust Mahmoud Ahmadinejad?

Have you read that blog yet?, wait until you read his PART I, I read part II as posted above, out of order, however I think it may be better that way.