KFC outside of the Grand Mosque in Mecca during the annual hajj pilgrimage.

Talk about the exporting of America. This KFC is located outside of the Grand Mosque and, in keeping with Muslim customs, has separate lines for men and women and all meat is halal (killed in accordance with Islamic law).

Why don’t the marketing and corporate sales teams of major corporations work for the State Department or for the Bush administration? They are apparently better at exporting our ways of life than our government is. Not that I condone the encroaching corporate behemoth that threatens to swallow the world whole and destroy all notion of culture and uniqueness. However if we can force KFC (and McDonald’s and Wal-Mart)on the Middle East, why can’t we bring some semblance of peace there as well?

Oh right, because the ‘War in Iraq’ is not about peace, it’s about money, oil and legacy. Sorry, forgot.