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hamrack in reply to @skinny

Yes, I was a little wary of the aljazeera links, but it seemed at least an intro.

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skinny in reply to @hamrack

The altantic has a good over view. Perhaps I'll look for a book on post WW1 history in that region.
I do use aljazeera for a lot of news, they're good, to get a different take on the west.

I guess I'm trying to figure out who the good and bad guys are, but I don't think its so simple as that. It seems a lot of grey. Maybe they're both as bad but in different ways.

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hugo7 in reply to @skinny

Perhaps I'll look for a book on post WW1 history in that region.

This link has an interesting perspective on that:

http://elitedaily.com/news/politics/collapse-ottoman-empire-explains-middle-east-today-wwi-100-years-later/689667/

tl;dr WWI and the subsequent breakup of the Ottoman Empire followed by European land/grabs in the Middle East sowed the seeds for modern day sectarian violence in those areas.

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