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You may be surprised to learn it's been in shambles for a while longer than that.

• Schiendelman 3y ago
  Yeah, but it was meaningfully stabilizing before we fucked it again.
  • ekianjo 3y ago
    when was it ever stable?
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  • borski 3y ago
    A few thousand years of regular stabilization and destabilization would like a few words with you, lol
  • oh_sigh 3y ago
    No, it wasn't. What part are you even talking about? Israel was at war with all of its neighbors 5 years before Kissinger. The clerics were poised to take power in Iran since the 60s. same thing with the baaths in Iraq.
    • Fricken 3y ago
      Europe was in chaos for centuries up until the end of WW2. Since WW2 western powers have worked to keep the middle east in chaos.