Four maps that explain the chaos of the Middle East

In Washington’s ongoing debate about the cause of the continuing chaos in the Middle East, President George W. Bush stands condemned for the 2003 intervention that pushed Iraq into civil war, while President Obama stands condemned for the nonintervention that worsened Syria’s civil war. In Libya, meanwhile, Washington’s partial intervention also failed to bring peace, while too […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2016/10/17/4-maps-that-explain-the-chaos-of-the-middle-east/