Don’t forget that many of the borders of Arabic lands were rewritten by the British Empire and their French allies after WW1 when the black stuff that fuelled the new motor car was discovered in Arabia. The Saud family were the hardest gangsters in the land so naturally the Uk made them monarchs.
True. The Sykes Picot Agreement. As I relearn history I find secret agreements written up, before the first shot is fired, on how it will be divided later. France, Britain, etc all get their pieces so they don't lose time in-fighting. They could not allow Germany to benefit from this, and especially not the Arabs. The post Ukraine and Gaza/Palestine agreements are interesting too. See Lawrence of Arabia's biography detailing the fact he knew they intended to do this all along.
Too bad learning from history has not been invented yet.
Don’t forget that many of the borders of Arabic lands were rewritten by the British Empire and their French allies after WW1 when the black stuff that fuelled the new motor car was discovered in Arabia. The Saud family were the hardest gangsters in the land so naturally the Uk made them monarchs.
True. The Sykes Picot Agreement. As I relearn history I find secret agreements written up, before the first shot is fired, on how it will be divided later. France, Britain, etc all get their pieces so they don't lose time in-fighting. They could not allow Germany to benefit from this, and especially not the Arabs. The post Ukraine and Gaza/Palestine agreements are interesting too. See Lawrence of Arabia's biography detailing the fact he knew they intended to do this all along.
Too bad learning from history has not been invented yet.