How things change. When I was in the military and stationed in Germany (1984 it was I think) we had a pilot that was an Iraqi citizen flying in our U.S. military. He had a hard time because everyone kept thinking he was Iranian (not a good thing at that time if you were in the U.S. military). Imagine their reactions today?


>>If all they throw is tomatoes we will have gotten off lucky...
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>Yes. Tomatoes and boos were for our closest allies :-)
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>Elsewhere, we probably couldn't even briefly visit without bodily danger, the way things are deteriorating globally...
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>For example, I have friends in Iran, and I really resent Bush lumping them in with Iraq & NK with that inane "axis of evil" comment. I'd like to be able to visit Iran, and Bush seems to be trying to ensure I never can. Even though Iran is clearly improving its government, from that terrible & harsh clerical rule, bit-by-bit.