I think that you profoundly misunderstand the people of the midwest.
Precisely why I said "never mind".
Yes Jon you have misunderstood them.
If you wanted a stoning you should go further South ( not as far as Afghanistan) and paint a few harmless silly slogans on your car.
Extra: "Top Gear" in Alabama - YouTube
Orwellian Logic 101 -- A Few Simple Lessons
By Norman Solomon
During the week after U.S. missiles hit sites in Sudan and Afghanistan, some Americans seemed uncomfortable. A vocal minority even voiced opposition. But approval was routine among those who had learned a few easy Orwellian lessons.
When terrorists attack, they're terrorizing. When we attack, we're retaliating. When they respond to our retaliation with further attacks, they're terrorizing again. When we respond with further attacks, we're retaliating again.
When people decry civilian deaths caused by the U.S. government, they're aiding propaganda efforts. In sharp contrast, when civilian deaths are caused by bombers who hate America, the perpetrators are evil and those deaths are tragedies.
When they put bombs in cars and kill people, they're uncivilized killers. When we put bombs on missiles and kill people, we're upholding civilized values.
When they kill, they're terrorists. When we kill, we're striking against terror.
At all times, Americans must be kept fully informed about who to hate and fear. When the United States found Osama bin Laden useful during the 1980s because of his tenacious violence against the Soviet occupiers in Afghanistan, he was good, or at least not bad -- but now he's really bad.
No matter how many times they've lied in the past, U.S. officials are credible in the present. When they vaguely cite evidence that the bombed pharmaceutical factory in Khartoum was making ingredients for nerve gas, that should be good enough for us.
Might doesn't make right -- except in the real world, when it's American might. Only someone of dubious political orientation would split hairs about international law.
When the mass media in some foreign countries serve as megaphones for the rhetoric of their government, the result is ludicrous propaganda. When the mass media in our country serve as megaphones for the rhetoric of the U.S. government, the result is responsible journalism.
The longer we stay there, the more Western soldiers etc are going to die. I can't stand it. If that happened to one of my kids I don't think I could deal with it. I don't want to find out.
Afghan civilian deaths
Year Anti-goven't Pro-govn't Other Total
2006 699 230 929
2007 700 629 194 1523
2008 1160 828 130 2118
2009 1630 596 186 2412
2010 2080 440 257 2777
2007-2010 6269 2723 767 9759
Here are the different kinds of Afghanis that live in Arsefuckistan, I mean Afghanistan, excuse me:
-those that hate us and want to kill us
I think on top of her apologies , we also owe vitrification .