It was delibrately chosen
To show frustration with this extremely unclearcut situation. I'm more than content to let countries get on with there own business. I like less the export of drugs and terrorism to my country though. It is unreasonable too, for us to wish to convert any people to some cardigan wearing, pipe smoking utopia as defined by us, but I also think that a bit of human rights in other countries wouldn't go amiss.

Sadly, I do not require you to score my work, but feel free to do so if you wish.

EDIT: I repost your Edit with this. You are quite right about the world war stuff, but only to a point. The winners of medals very rarely declare themselves worthy of an award, and certainly do not declare themeselves to be heroes, or even brave. These are epithets for us to bestow on them, with honour.
( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Thu 4 Feb 2010, 15:01, Reply)