Hephaestion,

1. Not all civilian contractors are mercenaries.

2. They (Iraq) refused to offer sufficient evidence that their WMD projects were dismantled.. The usa took action after years of complaining about it..

3. Lynch WAS treated well by the HOSPITAL staff.. but as for the others that handled her.. hmm.. there is so much that you are missing because you will never read the real reports.. all media is slanted.. and no media will ever get the whole picture..

4. Iraq, like a lot of predominantly Islamic nations, did (and in the case of other nations still do) turn a "blind eye" to terrorist associated organizations (and in some cases they funded those groups) because it is political suicide to go after groups who can claim to be Islamic fundamentalist organizations with only incidental numbers of members with an extremist nature.. and it can be rather convenient to feign ignorance when these groups conduct attacks on your enemies.. if you look closely you will see that Hozebeast did not mention 9/11..

no one nation is innocent of the condition of the world today.. It is all a really fascinating power struggle.. While many people believe that the posturing of the European nations is bourne of “higher ideals, morality, and humanity” it is really just another political posturing.. World politics is all a song and dance.. Smoke and mirrors.. Feign and attack... enjoy the show..