The USA is still proving that it does not know how to manage its strategy of imperial disengagement from the Middle East. A game of chicken has begun with Iran with uncertain consequences to say the least
Placing the current Middle Eastern conflict on the interests or characters of the leaders is too simplistic. It does not account for a US strategic path that aims to stabilize the area through the Israel-Sunni world axis, on a course of mutual rapprochement starting from the very early 1990s. The fruits of this diplomatic work have been seen first-hand: peace with Jordan, Madrid and Oslo. The objective is a clear operation of imperial disengagement from the Middle East, so to speak
