1. The most peaceful period for the ME was probably during colonialization
To suggest that it was peaceful before that is silly. Also, the Ottoman borders were more arbitrary (mostly based on resources) than the ones the Europeans made up. The only difference now is that there are new found resources (oil) under what was previously considered worthless land.
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Posted: 07/18/2016 at 1:21PM