... ? To obtain an answer to this question, it is possible to look back at history and literature written by "the greats" such as Plato(the thoughts of Socrates), Homer, and Virgil. In Homer's the Iliad, Achilles struck back against Hector because Hector killed his friend, Patroclus. Achilles could be described as irrational after Patroclus was killed. While he waited for the gods to ... body to go back to the Trojans or his family, but Achilles ended up taking pity on Hector's father and gives the body back. This situation can be seen as a simile to the situation between the U.S. and Iraq. ...

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