Biden vows U.S. will stay in Middle East to limit influence of Russia, Iran
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The US has been in the Middle East for entirely one purpose. The Suez Canal. It’s the reason we send billions of dollars a year to Egypt. It’s the reason we have been militarily stockpiling Israel. The Suez Canal is the most important trade route in the world, and has been our highest priority target for decades. Why do you think Somali pirates were even a blip on the radar compared the all the hijackings worldwide especially in se Asia. No, Somalis we’re and are a thing entirely because of the Suez Canal, that’s why we have a military base in Djibouti.
Well, the Suez Canal first, oil second.
Hard to claim this is true when the US had the chance to side with the UK, France, and Israel to take the canal, but instead betrayed them to side with Egypt and the USSR. Clearly US policy at the time was NOT focused on the Canal, it was focused single-mindedly on decolonialization.
I don't agree. We pay Egypt to play nice with Israel. We pay Israel because the jews in the US lobby us to do so and it's an easy pander for Congress to the jew vote.
because of media attention, as always.
There really aren't that many.