Why do Arab countries lose wars?

Yes, I guess you're right.  They can't and don't want to wipe out all Palestinians.  It is technically impossible (unless they follow the American example in Hiroshima.)  The point is, Israel may not want to eliminate the Palestinians, but it also can't win a war against them.

There has often been a societal and cultural difference.

Has anyone read Victor Davis Hansen's Carnage and Culture?

Mr Moderator defending his fellow American,

Could you please tell me what my hijab has got to do with this topic?

@Mira

You should try harder to understand, instead of mixing your emotions with reality.

And by the way, stop making personal attacks when you run out of arguments - it won't get you anywhere.

I have the same opinion about you; whether you live in Washington or amongst the Amish in Pennsylvaniya.

You are free to believe what you want.  I do not "dislike the US," but I certainly despise the US government. 

We're all glad Saddam is finally gone.  We realize, however, that his position as your favorite ally in the region has been replaced.  So it took your government this long to realize he was a criminal, and dissociate itself with his regime?  Yes, it's such a relief he's gone, but I don't see why innocents had to pay the price - and continue to do so - with their own blood.

The US government was not the "enemy," despite its pro-Israel policies, until Bush Jr. won the elections.  Evidently, 9/11 only happened when Bush became president.

What you read is not necessarily the truth. 

You starve the people for 10 years and then expect them to welcome you with wide-open arms?  And to add more to the distrust and hostility, you throw them in Abu Ghraib, and drop down bombs on their villages.

I'll accept your argument about the "unintended death," but what about the torture?  Is Abu Ghraib "unintended," too?

I wish it was the case in Iraq alone.  Afghanistan is not any better.

Saddam was unarmed.  You're proud of fighting unarmed soldiers and civilians?  Not surprising.

Reminds me of how Tim McVeigh was awarded the Army Commendation Medal (and four other medals, too!) for killing surrendering Iraqi soldiers.  It all backfired, though.  *Sigh*

As for the so-called freedom fighters who hide among civilians - neither I, nor any God-fearing Muslim supports or approves of that.  But those who target armed forces are only practicing their right.  I wouldn't be upset if Americans targeted armed people.

To claim that Americans don't kill civilians is laughable.  Of course they do.  Are the bombs you drop down on villages some hi-tech ones, such that they can distinguish between innocent civilians and armed insurgents?

You are condenmning the Iraqi fighters' indiscriminate killing of innocents while targeting American soldiers.  Well, guess what?  Your troops are doing the exact same thing.  So a few insurgents hiding in a village gets that whole village leveled down?

(Haven't we gone way off-topic?)

Thank you, bg_turk, for correcting me on such a trivial matter.  So basically, a bunch of heavily armed American soldiers were sent to capture an armed-but-didn't-use-his-weapon Saddam, who was also all alone with no guards?

The story doesn't even end at that.  AFP had a news report published for a few days about Saddam being caught by the Kurds, drugged and left to be recovered by American troops.  So even the "heroic" - if we are to consider it so - capturing of Saddam Hussein is disputed.

Let's stick to more important details now, shall we?