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... you would think that somebody who ostensibly studied history at whatever prep school he went to, got an Oxford degree, and spent 10 years as Prime Minister wouldn't sound like a goddamned World Net Daily editorialist when discussing recent Middle Eastern history.
I mean, why not ask "Why are there so many refugees?" or "Why are there about half a million people dead?" That makes about as much as "Why are they so angry?"