Americans Think Quote by Naomi Shihab Nye

“This is one of the many things Americans don’t understand about Iraq. Kill a member of the tribe, the whole tribe now hates you. How could they not? The Americans think they hate you today, thank you tomorrow.” quote by Naomi Shihab Nye — Download Open image

““This is one of the many things Americans don’t understand about Iraq. Kill a member of the tribe, the whole tribe now hates you. How could they not? The Americans think they hate you today, thank you tomorrow.””

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