An Ugly Truth

I'm afraid Agent Orange has his finger right on a very "ugliest truth ever told ".
That there is really only one faction that has kept our world from falling into a WW 3...to wit :

"Had the Iraqis folded after March 2003 and not fought back against the US occupation, George Bush might have taken his forces into Iran and even Syria. The fallout from such a blatantly illegal action would -- still could -- lead directly to world war, given the strategic importance of the Middle East's oil and gas resources."