Quote of the day

"History is written when the consequences of men's actions are known, so that everything seems determined by what went before; but it is made by men who cannot foresee the results of what they do and can only guess at what they may be".

Goronwy Rees, from 'A Winter In Berlin' in 'Sketches In Autobiography'.

Might I suggest that this sentiment would go down well with Messrs Blair and Bush? Though perhaps they could have hazarded a better guess at what would be the consequences of their actions...