This^
I've mentioned it before...
Who was backing and praising 'the glorious mujahideen' for standing up to the communists?
Meddling in the Middle East takes an intelligence not coloured by politics, unfortunately we're not that bright.
Those of us who didn't back the 2nd Iraq war were a small minority, seen to be Lilly livered and unpatriotic, it's amazing how it's become such a popular view with hindsight.