Seduced by their own relative wealth and technological advancement, they mistakenly suppose that their minute window on the long story of the world offers a view never seen before, from a position offering a unique opportunity to alter the course of development of that world's human inhabitants.
Wasn't this the philosophy followed by the English over the last several hundred years? The French and Spanish have executed this same philosophy over that same time period. The history that you say must be learned from is your history and their history and what you and they as a country have done to the rest of the world.
There are a lot of theories as to why Iraq invaded Q 8 but it all boils down to the fact that when the British left the Middle East they had carved out new political boundaries and Q 8 was taken from the country of Iraq and they wanted it back.
Also, remember the Balfour amendment and look at what is going on in Israel /Palestine. People that live in glass houses should not cast stones.
I don’t want this war any more than you do. I have two sons that were in Desert Storm and both are suffering health problems.
