[Bernard Dawson]

Originally Posted by garinda

99.99% of the British population didn't know of the existence of the Fakland Islands, prior it 1982.

Though a slighter higher figure would have heard of the Commonwealth island nation of Grenada, which was invaded by the good old U.S. of A., in 1983.

America saw the overthrow of Saddam as building another secure base in the oil rich Middle East. Blair the lap dog, flattered by Bush's courtship, meekly followed, knowing that there wasn't the intense and urgent threat caused by weapons of mass destruction.

Saddam was evil, but no more so than your average megalomanical dictator, such as Muggabe. But of course Zimbabwe isn't quite as strategically well placed to major oil fields, as Iraq is.

Do I think there has been any major advancements brought about by the invasion of Iraq, weighed against the loss of blood of Britain's armed services?

No.

What about all the other Countries that sent troops to Iraq. Where they just American lap dogs as well?