As with the Iraq War, the public is none too appreciative when it realises it has been misled, not least thanks to dodgy data.
Too often councillors are cheerleaders-in-chief for incongruous cultural blots on our landscapes.
Britons can be very proud that he quickly answered the calls of the Kurds at the moment of their righteous rebellion and intense suffering.
In the private sector, constantly over-spending your allocated budget would not be dealt with by a bailout but by being shown the door.