I take no stand on whose opinion is more valuable.That is the point. A Middle Eastern perspective is as valuable as the American one.
Because it deals with human lives lost.
Iraqis' lives are not less valuable than Americans' lives.
The world will never forget Colin Powell with that fake bottle in his hands.
Everyone is entitled to personal preferences & focus.
But if Putin's many hinted threats materialize, then
deaths look to be numerous.