I've jsut read you're last post again and . . .

Look, I'm not, as you have guessed, any sort of diplomat. I think that I am expressing, however ineloquently, valid views about American foreign policy.

The spurios poll that you mentioned was just an example. It wasn't a cornerstone of any argument that I would like to raise - I guess I shouldn't have mentioned it - sorry.

I am not, intentionally, criticising the intelligence of any American. I am criticising, VERY INTENTIONALLY, American foreign policy.

I have, time and time again, in this forum, in this thread, made the point that we are a global community in the hope that you would pick up on this, and stimulate a constructive debate. But it does appear that you cannot move past my error of judgement in posting that poll's results.

I apologise.