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Washington’s Two Rogue Allies in the Middle East Face Off
https://libertarianinstitute.org/articles/washingtons-two-rogue-allies-in-the-middle-east-face-off/By Ted Galen Carpenter
> Allies and clients have frequently entangled their great power patrons in needless geopolitical crises and sometimes even bloody wars. The tragic events leading to World War I in 1914 are a classic example. Serbia helped drag Czarist Russia into that bloody maelstrom and Austria-Hungary did the same to Wilhelmine Germany. Similar dangers exist today in the international system.
> Two of Washington’s current most odious and dangerous “loose cannon” allies are Israel and Turkey. U.S. administrations have funded and armed both countries for decades and routinely excused outrageous acts that their clients have committed. Even worse from the standpoint of America’s best interests and purported values, the respective governments have increasingly competitive political and strategic objectives. Such growing animosity [could bring them to blows](
https://us.list-manage.com/veiXgwiJs8Q?e=4d47a68367&c2id=463bd5c50167a1cae0da73e9eb4f7b0a), with the United States being caught in the middle of their feud.
> Israel arguably has become the single most brutal and disruptive player in the Middle East. Tel Aviv has pursued its aggressive agenda against multiple Islamic targets. Over the past several years, Israel’s top priority has been to attack opponents in Gaza, Lebanon, and Iran, and the negative effects on regional and even global stability are devastating.
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