Uhh, that rag tag bunch of camel-riding whatever you called them were heavily trained, equipped, and armed to the tune of billions of dollars by guess who? Us.

Very good point.  An excellent example of our actions and lack of foresight coming back to bite us in the butt.  Speaking of which...

And keep the Sean Penn jokes to yourself, okay? Or introduce me to some of your friends that I can insult

I've been here for a long time and I still don't know who's friends with who.  Idle's been on the board a few days and I'll bet he had NO idea and meant no personal harm.  Had I not read a post about him and a public reading of exerpts from your book, I never would have known. 

PRH