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Originally Posted by MassiveTruck

You misinterpret him and the nature of news.

We deal with these nations on a strictly economic basis and leave the drama completely alone. That's the notion i.e. the consequence of bitter pettyness is more bitter pettyness and the consequence of trade and cultural relations is a progressive understanding.

No, I understand his reasons for getting tired of all the troubles over there, and the fact that it's given far too much press coverage over here, but you see, if all nations were to adopt this way of thinking, cultural relations would break down. We have to be concerned with the goings on in other countries and not turn a blind eye to them, particularly in the age we're living in where news and reactions are available to us all at the touch of a button.

You can't be blase about an issue like this within the middle east that actually serves as the perfect illustration for the political problems and tensions that have affected us and been apart of world news for the last two decades. It ticks all the boxes - democracy, USA, muslims, violence, terrorism... you name it and it's contained within the conflict over there.