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- Thread starter Jimmy
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Middle East problems stem from western and US interference | Letters
Letters: Readers critique the west’s actions in the region in response to an editorial on Arab democracies
The simple answer is that it's a complicated mess with a complex history. The US has been involved by, for example, overthrowing the socialist Iranian government but is far from taking the blame for everything. Those who assert that are anti-American not paying attention to the complex, messy history.Middle East problems stem from western and US interference | Letters
Letters: Readers critique the west’s actions in the region in response to an editorial on Arab democracieswww.google.com
That just barely touches on the history. The Middle East conflict—a brief background is a better source which goes into how Britain and France took over because the Ottoman Empire supported Germany in WWI. It leaves out that Muslims and Jews have a very different view of the Temple Mount/Dome of the Rock so religion is part of the unholy mess.
Heyo
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We did support Saddam Hussein during the 1980's as a foil for Iran. Not a very smart move in the long run.
Yes, US actions have been part of the problem.