Well, Saddam Hussein obviously can't be blamed for how violent Iraq was, either.
You CAN blame the Brits (?) for inventing the country in the first place, but they liked to merge tribes into countries in a way that kept them warring with each other rather than rebelling against the Brits, so that's nothing new. L ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <mjackson74@...> wrote : "The leaders of a country are not to be blamed for conditions in his country, or for decisions that affect other countries," Jarvis patiently explained. "The people determine the atmosphere of their nation, while the leaders are mere slaves." Quote from Jerry Jarvis from the article I just posted.