bikermouse wrote: "circa 1938 the Reichtag building burned down and communists were blamed. The German people followed Hitler into war because of their anger over this." The Reichstag was burnt down in 1933. In elections held the same week, the vote for the Nazis went from 33% to 44% - still a minority (despite extensive Nazi bullying and manipulation). The Reichstag event was only one of many which Hitler used to win over the Germans. "circa 2001 the Twin Towers were burned down and Al-kida(sp) was blamed. The American people are following Bush into war because of their anger over this." al-Qaeda have admitted it. They fucking did it. If the American people have woken up to the fact that there really are people trying to destroy them, it isn't surprising they might follow their elected leadership into war. "So have we learned anything ?" You haven't learnt very much at all, as your banal and offensive comparison shows.