Do you believe that the US and other western nations are free of any responsibility for the state we find the middle east in?

Absolutely not - but not for the reasons you're implying.

We bear responsibility....for our policy of appeasement...for not completely crushing Iran, and terrorist organizations like Hezbollah. Need I remind you of 1983, when terrorists backed by Iran and Syria killed hundreds of Marines in Beirut.

The U.S. has been justified for the last 27 years in bombing Iran's cities to rubble...and yet we did very little.

One of the strangest pieces of irony is the transition from President Carter to President Reagan. Iran released our hostages (in part) for fear of real retaliation from Reagan. When Islamic Fundamentalists started to get a feel for the fact that Reagan was, in reality, no tougher than Carter, they knew they could get away. While I'm not a George W. fan, at least he is trying to do something.

State-sponsored terror and murder, pure and simple. Islamic Fundamentalists have vowed to attack the West for years, and have a history of unlawful and immoral acts against the United States. Your leading questions smell badly of appeasement for terrorist activities.

Kevin