One can understand why some people might have sincerely thought that the Iraq war would be  a “cakewalk”. First, consider WW2 ; the US mercilessly bombed Germany and Japan, including their civilian populations, then occupied those countries militarily, imposing almost total control. Yet, today, Germany and Japan are among the world’s most faithful allies of the … Continue reading The Violent Folly of Humanitarian Interventionism: Western Delusions