well, at one point the Ottomans themselves were the threat, they invaded EuropeThe Conservative wrote: ↑Fri Aug 27, 2021 9:11 amIf we didn't break apart the Ottoman EmpireSmitty-48 wrote: ↑Fri Aug 27, 2021 9:09 amwell there are threats to America in the mixThe Conservative wrote: ↑Fri Aug 27, 2021 9:05 am
My Papa said that a long time ago, he also said that if we actually left them alone and didn't do shit with their countries, they probably still would be majority nomadic tribes now.
but it's not one big threat that requires boots on the ground
but even with 9-11, that wasn't a Domino falling
the NSA was tracking that cell, the FBI could have just arrested them at the airport when they arrived
even when the shit hits the fan, it's not a Domino thing
but over 600 years, they moderated into an European style empire, European culture invaded them
at which point, they lost the edge which made them so tough in the first place
eventually the Ottoman Empire became the Sick Man of Europe
Britain & France than went to war against Russia in the Crimea, to prevent Russia from taking Turkey
with the rise of Germany as a unified state under the Prussians however, the Central Powers were born
then in World War One, these Central Powers threatened the Suez Canal, the linchpin of the British Empire
so the British secret service sent T.E. Lawrence in to organize the Arab revolt
the Ottomans then collapsed, and the Middle East has been a basket case ever since
the British have already fought all these wars, Afghanistan, Palestine, Iraq, etcetera
the way America got caught up in all this, was that Wall Street bailed the British Empire out in 1916
it was a bankruptcy takeover
at which point, the former British Empire became an entrenched interest to the Washington -Wall Street Axis