That invasion was wildly unpopular at the time. After all, any sane observer could see that the Persians were no direct, immediate threat to Greece. Still, under pressure from his advisors, Alexander pressed ahead.
It?s no coincidence that the country he conquered, Persia, sits atop most of the world?s known oil. Even back then, Cheneyopolus apparently knew the future value of a barrel of oil.
Also, when he finally ran out of lands to conquer, it?s said that Alexander sat down to cry. Apparently the very idea of giving up his crusades and facing the voters back home turned him from warrior into girlie man.
Oh, you might be wondering about the sources for all the above information. Well, I actually don?t have any. But I?m hoping some big political donors will line up to back my film. Once it?s in theaters, who?s going to quibble with a few historical errors? Or as one well-known documentarian put it, ?interpretations of facts.?
After all, as Democratic National Committee chairman Terry McAuliffe said about a different movie, ?there are a lot of interesting facts that he brought out today that none of us knew about.? Well, if that?s the criteria, I think my ?facts? are as interesting as any I?ve heard about the Olympic movement. Not true, but certainly ?interesting.?
Let?s just hope I can dig up some film of Alexander looking dumb. Maybe a picture of him combing his hair before an interview? That ought to be good for a laugh.
Watch for what?s sure to be an award-winning picture at a theater near you. In the meantime, enjoy the games -- the ones on the field, that is; not the ones in the theaters, or the quadrennial political games we?re already so sick of.