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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Read the CIA country fact book.  It'll give you a basic background.  But your question is a bit absurd when, do you know of one for American history?  [b]America has only been around for how long? [/b] At the very least you'll  have to start with the book of Genisis and move on through the new testament, (no need to read anything envolving later day saints) through in some Egyptians (but they weren't called that) some Romans, add a few crusades, divisions in the Christian church and Islam, colonialism, two world wars and then maybe you'll have a very basic understanding.  You'll also want to study Arabic because the language is very important as well.  Good luck'[/quote]

Spoken like a true ethnocentric ignoramus.  You don't know what OP knows or doesn't know about US history.  The Bible isn't the work of historians and is pretty much fiction.

The history of the Middle East stretches back to 10,000 BC long before Islam was established.  Written Arabic and spoken dialects are actually two different things.   Knowing Arabic isn't a prerequisite for understanding current events.

Good for the OP for broadening his/her horizons.  I wish you would do the same.[/quote]

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