Agree, and didn't say it was, all bad, just pointed out, wouldn't want to be reminded of the 'Crown's' birthright, on my PP, and the past's tyrannical rule, over own subjects and other cultures. Luckily, USA hasn't had that long to screw up, though may be making up for lost time, especially this century. 25 yrs in, and 20 have been nothing but corporate conflicts for big oil & defense contractors. Only Iran seems like it might have been needed, and that certainly is debatable. I'm not a fan of US military being there. Considering control of the region affects the whole world, debatable, it shouldn't be in the hands of terrorist nations, or any one superpower.