Blame the British and the Balfour Declaration

Oh we fucked it up big time by allowing this to start. That said, we know it was a stupid mistake but there's fuck all we can do about it while America keeps propping up the Israeli position for political reasons rather than do what is needed to bring about something a little bit closer to peace.

Most of modern history in the Middle East results from the UN sticking its fingers where they don't belong, randomly stealing a big chunk of land considered sacred to the natives, and giving it to Israel. "Aww, those mean Germans tried to eradicate you? Here, let's throw a dart at this map and give you... Hmm, yeah, I think I have a call on the other line, good luck with that new home".

Gee, wonder why they all hate us. Oh, right, for our "freedoms" - Like the freedom to not have someone randomly kick us out of our homes and give them to our ancient enemies.

Allah is its goal, the Prophet its model, the Qur’an its Constitution, Jihad its path and death for the case of Allah its most sublime belief.

They fire rockets at you and your family and blow up [kids in] buses

, and you fire tanks and bombs into [military installations built inside] fully built-up and barricaded ([rightfully] by you) [to stop the importation of weapons] residential areas (effectively an open-air prison or, if you will, a ghetto) [after dropping leaflets and warning people of the impending military strike on terrorists operating in the area, detailing "safe zones" the civilians can go to].

In my outsiders' view, that makes you both pretty much equally shitty.

My Asian children have become lazy Americans, so I have had them diagnosed with temporary learning disabilities.

But you're not entitled to your own made-up "facts" about Apache pilots hovering over the streets of Baghdad shooting at anything that moves for shits and grins.

Actually, I suffer from CDOP. It's like OCPD but the letters are in the RIGHT DAMN ORDER!

Here's the thing...

The bartender did not own the phone. 'Finders-keepers' is NOT the law.

the guy knowingly in possession of property not belonging to him (the lost vs. stolen line gets blurred quickly) could definitely have criminal charges filed against him.

after watching the red-necks breed where i live, i also think they should also be put on leashes

from 27 CFR 478.41 "(a) Each person intending to engage in business as an importer or manufacturer of firearms or ammunition, or a dealer in firearms shall, before commencing such business, obtain the license required by this subpart for the business to be operated"

Note the word "business". As noted in numerous other posts, if you don't intend to engage in business, it is perfectly lawful to manufacture a firearm for personal use provided that weapon is not prohibited by the National Firearms Act (i.e. any weapon which fires more than 1 round per trigger pull, a grenade launcher or short barreled shotgun)