[andybak]

> with roughly the same beliefs and culture as it's had for the past 1000 years.

I'm not sure this demonstrates a deep understanding of the shifting patterns within Islamic culture.

[PicassoCTs]

Who cares? Gradual changes in a philosophy of a culture that has become the great game-board of all adjunct powers, over and over again, is not relevant. At some point all that remains, is the fact, that getting pushed around on the school-yard of the world, is a bad idea. Nobody cares for the history of getting pushed around. Just for the now full of mud, blood and laughter.