Arniegang,
Thanks for the lesson. Here's a lesson for you.
"Your" arrogance is the reason for all this. To mention a few examples:
1) When the Haditha massacre is mentioned, the only thing Chocoholic gets to say is "the poll and the opinion are biased". Remember that these killings piss us off to the most extent. So, show some respect by condemning them the same way we condemn 9/11
2) When somebody shows his dissatisfaction with occupation of palastenian territorries, you say something like: "it's a shame you don't feel the same way about saddam occupying a neighboring arab country". You are like asking somebody who suffers from cancer to feel as unhappy about the cold he had and that healed already 10 yers ago.
3) Chocoholic can't stand any argument against western policy. Right away, she points her finger at somebody else's shortcomings.
I'll give you another example. In my posts I mentioned several times that "I admire the democracy in the west", "there is a lot we should learn from the west", "we lack the ability to lobby and proerly solve our problems".
In other words, I clearly mention what I like about western culture, and what I dislike about ourselves. I dare you to mention in your next post what you like about the Islamic culture, and what you dislike about yourselves.
In short, be balanced and show some respect to those who are offended to the most extent by American and British policy. This is what pours oil on the fire, and causes anger, and is not going to lead us anywhere.