This is why we're confused

Kevin Siers' cartoon really captures the essence of what most Americans see as the great Middle East contradiction.

The thing is that Islam is not a unified block and we've tried to deal with it as such. These guys have been killing each other over every little thing for centuries -- and then we're surprised when they can't get along after we "liberate" them in Iraq and Afghanistan. We're getting a lesson in cultural reality.

Of course, Westerners are totally consistent and united in how we look at the world. :) Well, at least we're not blowing each other up... at least not this week.