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What's Trump up to in the Middle East?



Short answer: preventing the next Iraq.



Have you been watching the news?





WE DID THAT.



Now, I myself supported the overthrow of Saddam Hussein.



I WAS WRONG.



The Saudis warned us to not invade. We ignored them.



I myself ignored them.

At the time, I thought that the Saudis were simply acting out of Arab pride.



What I didn't understand is that the West has too much historical baggage to interfere in the the Middle East.



It's simply not possible for us to win.