What a phenomenally ignorant statement. Not ONE of the Arab states predates 1920, and Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, Kuwait and Iraq started life as direct colonies of France and Britain, while Saudi Arabia started as a client state of the British and Syria of Frace. Probably true for the rest of the Arab Gulf states too, I am just less familiar with their details.
It boggles the mind that aggressively asserted assumptions about the historical antecedents are based on such an inadequate base of knowledge. Sarman, ST, et al, are all guilty of this. It is as if wishful thinking had taken over, a wish for things to be the way they want them to be and therefore, presto!, that's the way they are and were and forever will be.
Amusing, very amusing.
You obviously know ME history backwards and forwards and can form worthwhile judgments based on knowledge, not passion or prejudice. A solid grounding through intense reading, reflection and analysis beats a 10 second Google search hands down, especially if the subject matter requires an understanding of context. |
