Sorry, the Arabs have been trying to shake down the USA since the 1790′s. See the Tripolitan War, battle of Derna, etc. Where do you think “to the shores of Tripoli” in the Marine Corps Hymn comes from? Reagan’s airstrikes on Libya?
They’ve only willingly tolerated us once, when it was a choice between Anglo American vs. Fascists. And the Brits one other time, to rescue them from their 800 year oppression by fellow Muslims, the Ottoman Turks, nee Ottoman Empire.
To them we will always be sub-human infidels, to be milked when possible, and killed when no longer convenient. No diplomacy, left, right, or double helixed will change that fact.
And no amount of American blood will change it either. The only path to victory must be based on facts, not blurred by rose colored glasses. Their culture and values are their own, and not what we wish them to be. No amount of makee nicee will garner their favor, and repeated attempts lose their respect.
