President Jacques Chirac and Prime Minister Dominque de Villepin warned that George Bush's unprovoked aggression against Iraq would destabilize the Mideast and inflict untold dangers on Europe.

America's response to the sage warning was to change the name of French fries to 'Freedom fries' and press ahead with the invasion of Iraq.  President Saddam Hussein of Iraq warned that an America invasion would ignite the "Mother of All Battles" and would "open the gates of Hell."

The French leaders and Saddam were absolutely right as confirmed by the waves of desperate Mideast refugees flooding into Europe and the rampaging wildmen of Islamic State.

In 2006, the Bush administration, cheered on by Israel, planned to invade Syria  and destroy Hezbollah in Lebanon.