Quote:Have you been in the military? Most of us who have think very similar to what jagibelieve stated. We may not have before we went in but we sure do afterward. And the longer you're in that environment, whether active duty, contractor, or both the more you tend to think that way. It tends to keep you alive longer.

With all due respect, I think there is a bias that occurs when you are occupying a country as a foreign invader as opposed to a peaceful civilian.


Feeling one is being oppressed or occupied by a foreign invader can cause violence, no matter what one's religion or ethnic background...


So what our military experiences while serving in those types of scenarios of course results in you not trusting anyone in that nation. But to assume that they are all trying to kill you/us because they are Muslim ignores one other possibility...


they are trying to kill you because they don't want you occupying their country/nation/land.

---