← Back to context Comment by halayli 2 years ago He's the reason why the middle east has been in shambles since the 70s. 9 comments halayli Reply ksaj 2 years ago Since the 70's? There's a Bible with stories about those shambles! missedthecue 2 years ago You may be surprised to learn it's been in shambles for a while longer than that. Schiendelman 2 years ago Yeah, but it was meaningfully stabilizing before we fucked it again. oh_sigh 2 years 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. 1 reply → ekianjo 2 years ago when was it ever stable? 1 reply → borski 2 years ago A few thousand years of regular stabilization and destabilization would like a few words with you, lol newyankee 2 years ago Religion is also an important reason.
missedthecue 2 years ago You may be surprised to learn it's been in shambles for a while longer than that. Schiendelman 2 years ago Yeah, but it was meaningfully stabilizing before we fucked it again. oh_sigh 2 years 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. 1 reply → ekianjo 2 years ago when was it ever stable? 1 reply → borski 2 years ago A few thousand years of regular stabilization and destabilization would like a few words with you, lol
Schiendelman 2 years ago Yeah, but it was meaningfully stabilizing before we fucked it again. oh_sigh 2 years 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. 1 reply → ekianjo 2 years ago when was it ever stable? 1 reply → borski 2 years ago A few thousand years of regular stabilization and destabilization would like a few words with you, lol
oh_sigh 2 years 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. 1 reply →
borski 2 years ago A few thousand years of regular stabilization and destabilization would like a few words with you, lol
Since the 70's? There's a Bible with stories about those shambles!
You may be surprised to learn it's been in shambles for a while longer than that.
Yeah, but it was meaningfully stabilizing before we fucked it again.
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.
1 reply →
when was it ever stable?
1 reply →
A few thousand years of regular stabilization and destabilization would like a few words with you, lol
Religion is also an important reason.