... of the second World War are known to lie in that poorly conceived peace treaty at the end of World War 1. Keynes, as a UK Treasury representative had participated in the summits leading up to the Treaty. He was disgusted at the proceedings and the shallowness of the leaders of the victorious countries. He foresaw the weaknesses of the Treaty of Versailles and in a very famous book, The Economic Consequences of Peace had made a scathing attack on all aspects of the treaty, including the personalities of the leaders who brokered it. The thrust of his argument is presented in a verse from Tolstoy in the introduction "Nought remains But vindictiveness here amid the strong, And there amid the weak an impotent rage." Could we sum up the Afghan, Palestine and Muslim situation better? Keynes was very clear that a policy based on vindictiveness and vengeance that did not allow ...

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