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Our armies do not come into your cities and lands as conquerors or enemies, but as liberators… It is the hope and desire of the British people and the nations in alliance with them that the Arab race may rise once more to greatness and renown among the peoples of the earth.

General F.S. Maude, Commander of British Forces, Baghdad, March 19, 1917

[This is probably the billionth time this has been referenced in recent years, but hey, it’s interesting now nonetheless. Ah, western intervention in foreign lands. Works every time.]