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Old 03-04-2016, 11:34 PM  
Paul Markham
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Originally Posted by Rob View Post
What history are you referring to? It was unfucked up for over 600 years. All the way until WWI when the Ottoman Empire collapsed. Matter of fact, most Arab countries were "modern" up until the late 1960's and 70's. Iran got fucked up in 1979 when Ayatollah Khomeini overthrew the Shah, becoming the "Supreme Leader". Most of that area was developing well until Muslims took power and established Shariah Law.
With an Empire like the Ottoman, who executed anyone who stepped out of line, the ME works fine. Go back further and see how Islam was spread.

Now it's two forms of Islam, then various tribal splits, all vying for power. None able to sit down and sort anything out without killing each other. And that's the real cause for the wars. With the oil wealth throw in it's a perfect storm.
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