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Quote by: Chris the Chees Our 'own back yard', I understand that you live a long way from the place in dispute, but you are in dire need of a geography lesson: - 
The middle east is not in Europe, it occupies a part of North Africa and Asia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_east
Oh and Russia does not so much overlap into Asia as it overlaps from Asia into Europe. Looking at the map, we can see the vast majority of Russia is in Asia and a tiny portion is in Europe.
Claiming that Israel and Lebannon are in in Europes backyard is like Clamining that Columbia, which is rife with problems, is in the USA's own back yard. |
The Middle East is in Europe's back yard. And yes Columbia is in the US backyard. We are talking in terms of missle range here.
As far as Russia, the country more identifies with Europe than it ever has identified with Asia. Historically Russia has identified with European culture so to make an argument by citing the land mass without considering the culture is disingenuous at best. You are grasping at staws here to butress a very weak argument.
Thanks for the geograpy lesson but find a post where I wrote the Middle East was IN Europe. Never wrote that at all. I merely wrote that the the Middle East is CLOSER to Europe than it is to the US. FACT. Nothing more and nothing less. If you can find a post where I wrote that the Middle East is in Europe, please show me. Otherwise save your geography lessons for those who require them and perhaps you should consider a reading lesson.