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Europe needs to reimperialize the Middle East for them to produce more oil. It's so ridiculous over there. They are anti-West, and that doesn't appear to change regardless of how much money we throw at them. Oil is an opportunity for them to make a power grab. If they want to play power games, the West would do well to extend its history of winning power games. I know that's a very aggressive policy, but it is the best way to get more oil out of OPEC. Additionally, reoccupying the entire region would put down most resistance. That would work because most guerilla and terrorist groups work over borders. If all the countries in the region are occupied, they wouldn't be able hide in a neighboring country that fosters terrorism because that country would also be occupied. This policy would face intense opposition at first, but NATO forces would overwhelm the region, leading to a reasonable end to the conflict.
And don't get me started on Africa. Europe should never have drawn those boundaries where they are today.
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