What else don't I know?

Recently, I received an email in response to my comments about Thomas "Pecksniff" Friedman. The respondent told me "Friedman has forgotten more about the workings of the Middle East than you'll ever know." I quite agree.

Friedman has forgotten the 14 centuries of autocratic rule in the Muslim world, while delusionally believing that "globalization" will produce democracy where it has never been embraced.

Friedman has forgotten the 1948 United Nations declaration that created Israel in the midst of the Muslim world, while believing the Muslims have forgotten.

Friedman has forgotten the abject failure of 1993 Oslo Accords, 1994 Washington Declaration, 1995 Oslo 2, 1997 Protocol, and 1998 Wye River Memorandum, or 2000 President Clinton's Oslo Peace Process summit, while believing the Palestinians will trade land for peace.

Friedman has forgotten the 9/11 terrorists did not live among the bedraggled, humiliated "Arab street" he has shed a thousand tears over.

Yes, it is true: Pecksniff Friedman has forgotten more about the Middle East than I will ever know.