Here's a good symbol of the recent turn of events in the Middle East: troops from Mali marching in a Bastille Day parade in Paris, in gratitude to the French for helping to defeat Islamists in Mali's north. Yes, I know, Mali is not in the "Middle East." It's in Sub-Saharan Africa, or maybe just plain old Saharan Africa. But a lot of the same forces are at work, with Islamists spilling over from the conflict in Libya, taking over a local insurgency, and alienating everyone so much that Malians gladly called in European troops to help them drive out the Islamists.
The Muslim Civil War in Egypt
The Muslim Civil War in Egypt
The Muslim Civil War in Egypt
Here's a good symbol of the recent turn of events in the Middle East: troops from Mali marching in a Bastille Day parade in Paris, in gratitude to the French for helping to defeat Islamists in Mali's north. Yes, I know, Mali is not in the "Middle East." It's in Sub-Saharan Africa, or maybe just plain old Saharan Africa. But a lot of the same forces are at work, with Islamists spilling over from the conflict in Libya, taking over a local insurgency, and alienating everyone so much that Malians gladly called in European troops to help them drive out the Islamists.