RB> Ever hear of a guy now called "Alexander the Great"? He was a Greek who RB> conquered (among other places) quite a big chunk of both Iraq and Iran, RB> and was the only one so far to have conquered Afghanistan. There may have RB> been some who laughed at him, too, but they didn't keep their heads for RB> long.
Someting that happened 2400 years ago hardly has the kind of relevance on taday's evenrts that you would like it to have.
Greece then wasn't what it is now. Neither were Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan which even didn't exist as such countries.
