From Salon:
But even saying you're trying to understand terrorists' motives still grates. Don't you think?
Yeah, people don't like to hear that. They think it's showing weakness to the terrorists. But we have to think more carefully about why we are angering so much of the world. I'm just trying to say, Hey, look, we're 4 percent of this planet, we've spent as much as everybody else together on the military, and we've got military bases in 130 countries. Yet only we can declare somebody else's natural resources on the other side of the planet are vital to our national security. Only we can be pissed off if they elect a government that nationalizes their own natural resources.
You know, I’ve always assumed that Steves must have a lot of ideas about geopolitics; someone who travels as he does couldn’t help but form opinions.
Yet, there’s a seriously jarring sensation reading this stuff from a guy who seems so unconflicted and happy showing people the importance of bringing comfortable walking shoes to Europe.
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