It has become customary at this point: on the anniversary of the Nassirya massacre on Nov. 12, 2003 – in which 19 Italian soldiers and 9 Iraqis lost their lives in a terrorist attack by Iraqi militants – we are subjected to a rhetorical chorus that erases both history and memory.

All the Italian authorities are doing this: whether “institutionally,” like President Mattarella, or with patriotic fervor like Prime Minister Meloni, or like Defense Minister Crosetto, both speaking to the families of the victims and leaving open the possibility of other war adventures in the future. And all are claiming this is important for “the........

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