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In reply to the discussion: Scathing Condemnation of George W Bush- How George W. Bush Helped Osama Bin Laden Win His War [View all]Rozlee
(2,529 posts)I remember in Desert Shield when we first arrived in Saudi Arabia, the Saudis were mostly friendly and smiled and waved at us when we'd go to the Saudi Mall in Dhahran. But, I'll never forget once when I was in line trying to speak in halting Arabic to a merchant at an open market and a man spoke up behind me and practically spat, "Oh, you think trying to speak Arabic will make your presence in my country more acceptable?" He spoke flawless English with a Brit accent and was strikingly handsome and had two other men and they were all glaring at us with so much hatred that it left us speechless. Then, he added for effect, "You women should be in your country, married and inside your homes." He was lucky they turned and stomped away, because one of our gals was always spoiling for a fight, and damn it! We were married! I made a note after that to really look at some of the Saudis around us but it was hard to tell. After a while, they pretty much took us for granted. But, it did make me realize that there were some of them out there that totally hated our being in their country, even if we had come 6,000 miles to keep their asses from being invaded by So Damn Insane. Not to mention "restore 'democracy' to Kuwait." Hah! That one always cracked me up.