Jenny Keesden

there's a little bit more to it than that right yeah absolutely and again it's it's such a big question and it's a question of how far back do you go how far do you zoom out uh because in both senses as you keep moving back from today the plot kind of thickens um and as you you know if you imagine if you're looking at the google maps of syria and then you you click the button that takes you out and out and the map gets wider and wider

there's a little bit more to it than that right yeah absolutely and again it's it's such a big question and it's a question of how far back do you go how far do you zoom out uh because in both senses as you keep moving back from today the plot kind of thickens um and as you you know if you imagine if you're looking at the google maps of syria and then you you click the button that takes you out and out and the map gets wider and wider

The story kind of fills itself in as well. Things make more sense when they are put in that context. And I think a good place to start, maybe, is this consistent for a long time American attitude to this whole region, not just Syria, which is to play...

The story kind of fills itself in as well. Things make more sense when they are put in that context. And I think a good place to start, maybe, is this consistent for a long time American attitude to this whole region, not just Syria, which is to play...

The story kind of fills itself in as well. Things make more sense when they are put in that context. And I think a good place to start, maybe, is this consistent for a long time American attitude to this whole region, not just Syria, which is to play...

to play very carefully to your advantage and make alliances where it suits you and continue them where it suits you and not stick to them where it doesn't. And that is, yeah, one aspect of that is the resources, which goes further than just oil, is also gas, and is also the resource of the space to create a trade group, right? That's a really important question in the Middle East at the moment.

to play very carefully to your advantage and make alliances where it suits you and continue them where it suits you and not stick to them where it doesn't. And that is, yeah, one aspect of that is the resources, which goes further than just oil, is also gas, and is also the resource of the space to create a trade group, right? That's a really important question in the Middle East at the moment.

to play very carefully to your advantage and make alliances where it suits you and continue them where it suits you and not stick to them where it doesn't. And that is, yeah, one aspect of that is the resources, which goes further than just oil, is also gas, and is also the resource of the space to create a trade group, right? That's a really important question in the Middle East at the moment.

Yeah. And it's one of the reasons that Kurdistan is such an important place politically. A lot of these lines of potential trade routes and these kind of lines of power and money, they intersect and they cross over here. And so there are all these different resources at play. And I think another thing that's important to look at is that, yeah, the... the U.S., as the U.S.

Yeah. And it's one of the reasons that Kurdistan is such an important place politically. A lot of these lines of potential trade routes and these kind of lines of power and money, they intersect and they cross over here. And so there are all these different resources at play. And I think another thing that's important to look at is that, yeah, the... the U.S., as the U.S.

Yeah. And it's one of the reasons that Kurdistan is such an important place politically. A lot of these lines of potential trade routes and these kind of lines of power and money, they intersect and they cross over here. And so there are all these different resources at play. And I think another thing that's important to look at is that, yeah, the... the U.S., as the U.S.

government, as you put it, as distinct from the citizens in any way, doesn't just go into this blind and kind of react day by day. It's not like a reactive force in the world. The U.S. government is, and would proudly announce, I think, as well, the previous thing on this one point, that

government, as you put it, as distinct from the citizens in any way, doesn't just go into this blind and kind of react day by day. It's not like a reactive force in the world. The U.S. government is, and would proudly announce, I think, as well, the previous thing on this one point, that

government, as you put it, as distinct from the citizens in any way, doesn't just go into this blind and kind of react day by day. It's not like a reactive force in the world. The U.S. government is, and would proudly announce, I think, as well, the previous thing on this one point, that

they are, no matter who the administration is and where it's politically leading at the time, a very proactive force. They have a plan where they go and they try and put it into practice.

they are, no matter who the administration is and where it's politically leading at the time, a very proactive force. They have a plan where they go and they try and put it into practice.

they are, no matter who the administration is and where it's politically leading at the time, a very proactive force. They have a plan where they go and they try and put it into practice.

And famously, historically, and very intensely, a lot of that has played out in the Middle East because of the Middle East's position in the world, resources, and the role that it's played in kind of who gets to be the big dog in the world over the years and throughout history. It's become, for those various reasons, very important.

And famously, historically, and very intensely, a lot of that has played out in the Middle East because of the Middle East's position in the world, resources, and the role that it's played in kind of who gets to be the big dog in the world over the years and throughout history. It's become, for those various reasons, very important.

And famously, historically, and very intensely, a lot of that has played out in the Middle East because of the Middle East's position in the world, resources, and the role that it's played in kind of who gets to be the big dog in the world over the years and throughout history. It's become, for those various reasons, very important.