le carré writes on the iraq situation, page-15

Olive, there is of course , one big difference, the Germans didnt particularly want to see the Kaiser strung up on a meathook, he wasnt into committing genocide and terrorising his own people.

The finer details of land and terirtory loss, and war reparations , im sure, will be taken into account in the post Hussein Iraq with memories of the mistakes of Versailles in mind.

Free celebrating Iraqis will be a hard argument to argue against by the down-in-the-mouths.