its totally inappropriate to compare the war in iraq with how we dealt with germany and japan. i know we were taught in school that we were supposed to be nicer to germany after ww1 so we are to blame for ww2 but thats bull. lasting empires dont set up the countries they defeat with better infrastructure and overall system of government than was there when they first arrived and then leave them alone. its pointless anyway because we arent going to be able to overcome the influence of islam. the war on islam needs to be won before we start transforming them into civilized people. asking muslims to adopt a democracy with freedom and human rights is like asking a christian to support abortion and paganism. its just not consistent with their beliefs.
Listen kid,without knowledge,you can't post here,without being continually hoisted on your own petard of stupidity!
After WW I,absolutely NONE of the nations on the winning side,were about to "treat Germany nicely" and they didn't! And that's what set up Germany for Hitler's rise to power and WW II was inevitable,INEVITABLE because of the Treaty of Versailles and France's determination to not just crush Germany,but to decimate Germany for France's previous ignominious defeats by Germany.
Come on kid,tell me what the Balfour Agreement was and why it is relevant to today's Mideast mess.Then you might care to tackle war reparations and why Japan couldn't EVER be ready for a democratic form of government.Just try....
And kid.........America is NOT an "empire" and never has been one.We have NEVER been "blamed" as a cause of WW II,and the LAST thing anyone with brains wants,is some kind of crazed "holy war" against all of Islam,either killing every single Muslim,or forcing them to become Christians.You're even more clueless,than anyone here originally gave you credit for being. LOL
Mind if I call you Cap'n No Caps?