“Every time anyone says that Israel is our only friend in the Middle East, I can’t help but think that before Israel, we had no enemies in the Middle East.”
~ Jesuit Priest John Sheehan
Discussion
How so?
Persian empire, Ottoman Empire, Barbary Pirates, Islamic slave trade?
Hmm, idk about that. I think the British and US always have their dirty fingers on foreign nations over “national interest”.. then they trample on them and leave them behind. Applies everywhere, not just the ME.