RIP for this poor man and countless others who have lost their lives in those wars in Aghanistan and Iraq.
apart from that, and because I read some pretty nasty comments from certain people.... I think it would be best to admit that the way U.S.A has been conducting its policies in the Mediterranean, Near East, and Middle East is in the form of a continuation of the european (british, rench, german, dutch, russian) model of imperialism and colonialism. that is to say destroying all preexisting economic, social, political infrastructure.
BUT the truth of the matter is that not all imperial systems followed such a destructive means of expansionism. i mean, we are practically discussing annihilating entire cultures and civilisations. this is not to say that there were no wars, no victims and no innocent victims in the history of other cultures. i am just trying to make a point that europeans have done some pretty barbaric stuff that you do not necessarily see in the history of other cultures or civilisations and not to the same extent. and the worst part is that they are not willing to look back into their own history and criticise it. instead they prefer to hide or say: 'but everybody has done it!'.
imho it is wrong to persist on that path. this will not end wars but it is best to be inspired by other ideas and not focus too much on europeanism; for example think of the hellenic ideal of syncretism = combining different elements from different cultures and religions. or the empires and kingdoms which existed along the Silk Road, they also followed this hellenistic ideal and had achieved longer (not permanent) periods of peace and prosperity.
what i am trying to say: we have to respect other cultures and other civilisations and not continue on a barbaric imperialistic pattern originating in a continent which gave us some great things but are also responsible for some horrible actions too. not just WWII. if you are a history nerd like me, then you will understand what i am talking about.
