The US president thinks Britain’s to blame for not doing enough in 2011. But while David Cameron and Obama perform up,chaos continues in the Middle EastSo Barack Obama thinks Britain in 2011 left Libya in chaos – and besides it does not pull its weight in the world. Britain thinks that a bit wealthy, given the shambles America left in Iraq. Then both sides say sorry. They did not mean to be rude.
Thus do we wander across the ethical wasteland of the west’s wars of intervention. We blame and we name-call. We turn deaf ears to the cries of those whose lives we fill destroyed. Then we kiss and perform up – to each other.
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Source: theguardian.com