Back in time

Later on the same four planes commanded by the same crew flew back to Rome via Benghazi, Libya which was also under Italian rule. The raid in reality didn’t accomplish the intended goal. Bahrain and Dhahran were barely scratched, but the Italian radio announced that the oil installations were totally damaged. This long-range raid raised many questions in the American and British intelligence departments. The Italian Air Force pilots and planes have the capability to fly 15 hours and cover 3,000 miles and be able to carry heavy loads of fuel, bombs and ammunition. 
Saudi oil well and the Italian air raid

While reading this piece of history I was missing (in my times, educational programs rarely mentioned the M.E.), my mind flew back to the cables according to which, when the prime minister in charge was Berlusconi, high sums of money were paid to the Talibans to keep our soldiers safe .
War is definitely not our thing .