tbh we're no better for allowing howard to follow the americans into this. i was pro war because we would obviously benefit from american economic concessions, but howard waging war even though the majority of the population was against it set a bad precedent.
because you're waging poorly conducted wars with nothing but lies and stupidity as a pretext, resulting in hundreds of thousands of deaths and instability for millions more. because you flaunt your "freedoms" while your very government cuts them away from you. this, combined with the fact that...
a great man once said that the best way to break up with a woman is a swift headbutt to the tits.
the point being, just let your actions do the talking.