Why we are hated in the Middle East

I was looking for information about Iran, and I stumbled across an interesting article, called "Why Is America Hated In The Middle East?"

I'm not sure what the date is on it, but it is fairly informative and to the point. The most important points are:

• Saddam Hussein was our ally early on against Iran


• Osama bin Laden was our ally early on, and we helped him and encouraged him to fight a holy war against the Soviet Union. We funded the makings of Al Qaeda.


• When we later tried to save Kuwait from Saddam's invasion, we stationed troops in Saudi Arabia and continued supporting their dictatorial royal family, which bin Laden didn't like to much

This overly simplified list has of course lead us to where we are today. Creating problems, trying to then fix them, and creating more.

Good ol' government, huh?