Originally Posted by Maggy J

To be honest it's very hard to judge recent history.It takes take time more than a lifetime for historic events to be seen as historic and to be seen without the emotion of the present and the benefit of hindsight.

I think I'm too close to these events and my opinion is likely to be skewed by many emotions. I'll leave it to historians of the future to make judgement on what has happened.

Frankly in comparison to past battles and wars we do have at least the ability to criticise our leaders.Thinking of all those serfs and peasants who were given no choice about whose army they were part of at least we get to choose in this day and age.