Americans often make the mistake of thinking other countries' decisions are always about the United States.
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#MiddleEast could be so complicated?#QatarCrisis 17/17 (END)pic.twitter.com/xxK6798C0L
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(PS1): To those accusing me of defending Iran, you're also falling into the oversimplified good guys-bad guys trap.
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#Iran is a US adversary in many areas (nuclear proliferation, backing Hezbollah, backing Shia sectarians in#Iraq, etc.)#QatarCrisis -
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(PS4): The US should work with Middle Eastern countries in areas of mutual interest, and stay out of Saudi-Iranian rivalry.
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(PS5): Choosing sides, as Trump did, increases the risks of regional war without gaining anything.
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Great. For a while I thought we were making China great again, but now we are making Turkey great again? I need a new definition of great.
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