PS>> Perhaps Australia should have gone there as invaders,
 PS>> bombed the shit out of the place and taken control of
 PS>> all the oil resources....

 BF>>    Now, what kind of rogue nation would do such a 
 BF>> disgusting thing to another country?

 ml> how far back in history do you want to go? should we 
 ml> start with the romans or keep it modern and start with 
 ml> WWI??

 DD> He did say "would do", not "has done".

so...

 DD> Many nations have learned from the error of their ways, and the
 DD> ways of others. 

ummhumm...

 DD> Some nations continue to make the mistakes over and over.

ummhumm..