- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
re: The complete disappearing of Trump's successes in the Middle East
Posted on 5/13/21 at 8:52 am to Big Scrub TX
Posted on 5/13/21 at 8:52 am to Big Scrub TX
It is the very definition of insanity for the United States to be picking winners and losers in these ancient sectarian rivalries and eons-old ethnic conflicts. Let’s leave the cursed sandpit once and forever.
This post was edited on 5/13/21 at 8:53 am
1
Posted on 5/13/21 at 9:00 am to Toomer Deplorable
quote:
eons-old ethnic conflicts.
This is somewhat misunderstood. That Arab-Jewish conflict isn't that old. They all were under the Ottoman yoke for centuries and were, sort of, united by their common hatred for the Turk. The Great War changed all of that. One of those quirks of history, that time also coincided with the rise of oil as an important energy source. So a region that barely got a mention before (for 5 or 6 centuries) among the great powers became increasingly and immensely important over the next several decades.
And here we are.
Page 1 of 1
Popular
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News