I have found a new friend with whom I hope to stablish good relationship like David, here is a his biography as said by himself:
Hello! I'm a retired psychologist and college prof. Of course we're all aware of the friction between the U.S. and Iran so I'd be most interested in hearing an insider's views on this very important subject. Also, I've been reading a great deal about the middle east and I'm now struggling to learn Arabic. There are several reasons for the difficulty in understanding America these days. First, we have about 290 million people of different races, religion1s and socio/economic backgrounds. Obviously these differences are often very deep. The second problem is that the USA itself is in a time of huge change, especially as regards serious job losses to places like India and China. Thus, while we are still the world's pre-eminent military power, our economic superiority is now slipping away. Finally, the influence of popular culture (TV, movies, rap music etc.) is so pervasive and destructive that I'm not sure any nation could survive such damage. I hope these comments answer some of your questions. FRED |