"Is this the land of dear old Adam
And beautiful Mother Eve?
If so dear reader small blame to them
For sinning and having to leave."
Quoted in "Farewell the Trumpets, an Imperial Retreat", by James Morris.
"Is this the land of dear old Adam
And beautiful Mother Eve?
If so dear reader small blame to them
For sinning and having to leave."
Quoted in "Farewell the Trumpets, an Imperial Retreat", by James Morris.
Yes, well it was a dump when the Brits went there in 1917. The British soldiers were appalled. They found it disease-ridden, fly-blown, hot, dusty and corrupt . We have just made it worse by trashing what little was there. Maybe our charismatic, deeply religious leader was hoping to find the Garden of Eden?
I just know they’re trying to fool us, these generals and politicians. There is no more peace in Iraq than in Afghanistan. It will blow up again, mark my words, and there will be a bloodbath between Sunnis and Shias. What HAVE we done?