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be careful what you wish for. just dont complain when the price of oil triples overnight.
a lot of what is happening at the moment is a result of western imperilism. propping up dictators, despots, and implementing pseudo-democracy and one man shows seemed to have been the order of the day when the middle east was being carved up.
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Yeah I've heard that before, time and time again. Unfortunately it just doesn't face reality when it comes to Egypt and Yemen (Tunisia is... unique).
Egypt is still ruled by the Socialist Government set by themselves. Yeah we give the government money, arms, and training... but that's simply the carrot to prevent them from re-re-re-invading Israel. Aside from Israel we don't ask anything of them nor interfere.
Yemen is another government ruled completely by the Arabs in their own revolution. Hell this one is easier to pin on the Saudis and Egyptians as they were the power brokers in the decade long civil war. Each one playing Yemen to help suit their own needs and desires.
If you ask me, as true as it is that England/France divided the M.E. along lines that never existed... at this point they've settled themselves out accordingly. No one is alive today from that point, they've all developed their own identities as well as toyed (and gave up on) Pan-Arabism. At this point it's whether or not they can have freedoms without letting the crazies take over as seen in Turkey, or if it'll dissolve and raise new dictatorships as seen in early Iraq.