From the Summit of the Moral High Ground

Historical Archive This article is preserved as part of the historical record of this blog. It reflects the author's views at the time of publication. The content has not been substantively altered, although the HTML, accessibility and formatting have been updated to meet modern web standards. The US and UK are poised to invade yet another country. Looking back to Nazi Germany and the support that the government had for invading neighbouring countries, you have to wonder whether the rhetoric and propaganda used to sway the German people was similar to that now being deployed to justify what would be a war of aggression. Reading the Daily Mail's pronouncements as to why such a move is necessary, you get the feeling that the decision has already been made. However, we managed to co-exist peacefully with the Soviet Union for decades, despite its much larger nuclear arsenal. In the United States, Barack Obama still had an election promise to fulfil by bringing t...