[Publius6961]

A bit of an oversimplification ya think?
Yes, all your facts are accurate, but you left out the critical ingredient: all nations historically, specially since the 16th century, have been driven by trade and economics, and the shifting alliances in retrospect make no sense when viewed by the prism of hindsight.

This is the sort of statement I would expect from a person truly ignorant of the dynamics of history and nations.
It is, essentially, the mindless "progressive's" mantra repeated for contemporary political advantage.
You know better than that.

[Cronos]

This is the sort of statement I would expect from a person truly ignorant of the dynamics of history and nations.

Which statement specifically? As for the fact that the Brits laid the groundwork for most of the problems today (Palestine, Iraq, Pakistan, Kashmir), that's a known fact.

[Cronos]

all nations historically, specially since the 16th century, have been driven by trade and economics

WEll then, the Brits (and French) preferred to make money and let the slamic Turks win over the Christian Russians. They have a lot of Russian blood on their hands from the Crimean war and no good reason to have fought that war. If they hadn't then Constantinople would have been restored.