re: #55 Talking Point Detective

As I read it, the post was minimizing the influence of oil and our support or the lack thereof on problems in the region. There are multiple influences, but IMO, it would be hard to overstate the influence of oil and our policies (and British policies).

It would be very easy to overstate that influence, if you’re asking historical questions. The Ottoman empire didn’t exactly place the region very well to enter the 20th century.