'Empire' with Jeremy Paxman...

[David Johnson]

As soon as the bombers knock off, the businessmen go in e.g.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/oc ... a-business

First we raze it to the ground and then we get the contract to build it up again. One man's pile of rubble is another's business opportunity!

And a short extract from the new Defence Secretary, Philip Hammond, immediately after the war finished, ""I would expect British companies, even British sales directors, [to be] packing their suitcases and looking to get out to Libya and take part in the reconstruction of that country as soon as they can," said Hammond, who replaced Liam Fox as defence secretary a week ago.

He added that after a "hugely successful" British mission in Libya, Britain now needed "to support the Libyans to turn the liberation of their country into a successful stabilisation so that Libya can be a beacon of prosperity and democracy in north Africa going forward."

The National Transitional Council has already said that it intends to reward countries who showed support for its fight against the Gaddafi regime, with Britain and France likely to lead the way.

[RoddersUK]

No matter what happened then it is just that, then. Let's not forget also that Britain took the lead in abolishing slavery, so when anyone starts slagging us off over what happened a couple of centuries ago and don't acknowledge the good that this Nation also did for the world I get a tad pissed off. I, and nobody on this forum are reponsible for the actions of Empire. That happened then. This is now. Get on with it.