[deleted] t1_iuf3e3b wrote on October 30, 2022 at 9:06 PM

Reply to comment by Animal_Courier in Revealed: TE Lawrence felt ‘bitter shame’ over UK’s false promises of Arab self rule by Aboveground_Plush

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RuskiLeader t1_iufbl0r wrote on October 30, 2022 at 10:02 PM

TE Lawrence and the Arab revolts were during the First World War which gave us the messed up Middle Eastern borders we have today

LukeTheNoob t1_iufaynq wrote on October 30, 2022 at 9:57 PM

Wrong world war.

Also the fact that the Arab states were up for grabs by whatever army controlled them when the war ended is kind of the point here. It was the British (and French) army that grabbed them.

[deleted] t1_iugjf7o wrote on October 31, 2022 at 3:42 AM

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[deleted] t1_iuh0svy wrote on October 31, 2022 at 7:26 AM

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BigWuffleton t1_iugb3nz wrote on October 31, 2022 at 2:31 AM

That's not at all how the peace process worked in the middle east after World War 2, they were mostly all British or French colonies and that didn't change after the peace treaties were signed.

Hell the Soviets had their army kicked out of Iran purely with diplomatic pressure, it wasn't so cut and dry as "wherever my armies are will be my puppets now"