Posted on 11/23/2003 8:37:10 AM PST by Ardavan Bahrami
In addition, it was only British intervention that kept Iraq from going over to Hitler in World War II, and Iran wouldn't have been far behind. Hitler actually sent forces there, but the British overwhelmed them.
So, you may have a negative view of British history in the region due to this or that case, but I would say that overall it has been HUGELY positive for the region, or at least positive for the basic principles that the Western World holds dear.
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