Rolling 2014 Middle East Thread

http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/newsdesk/2014/05/political-scene-the-future-of-the-middle-east.html

Dexter Filkins returns to Iraq, finds that we left it in pretty fucked up shape, thinks we should have maintained a small presence, South Korea style. I listened to his Fresh Air interview. It occurred to me that we have become (have been for a long time?) incompetent imperialists.

Rolling MENA 2014

have been for a long time?

since the end of WWII basically

Rolling MENA 2014

― purposely lend impetus to my HOOS (BIG HOOS aka the steendriver), Monday, May 5, 2014 12:57 PM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Ok (1) can we please change this ridiculous and unsearchable thread title, and (2) can Mordy calm the fuck down with his linkspamming? I kind of feel like he turns these threads into Rolling NA NA NA NA NOT ISRAEL NA NANA 2014

i did only find it because one day i finally relented to the question 'wtf is a MENA'

so sorry i offended yr delicate link sensibilities hurting.

i've taken yr other suggestion to heart tho. next year's thread will be called rolling MENA, WANA or NAWA thread 2015