Saddam Hussein
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The time frame u mentioned is no doubt important for arabs and US wanted to control ME and its oil. What i me tioned was post this era, where arabs already bevmcame rich (some of them) and Pakistan obtained nuclear weapons. The attention diverted to pak afghan region and US wanted to dismantle Pakistan. The focus is now in the pacific and on china but unfortunately Pakistan is involved with china too and would face issues again in future.
What i am saying is arabs have given in to west totally, relying on them. Even iran managed to be strong in sanctions and arabs remain weak after wealth. I see though now they r waking up but again mostly relying on western weapons instead of indigenization. Something Turkey is doing far better than arabs and Pakistan.
Thinhs would be very different if arab dictators stopped hating islamic democratic and political movements like MB and instead worked to democratize the arab world in an islamic way. I hope the arabs stop hating turks n other muslims and focus on real enemy israel.
What you fail to understand is that the US/West never took strong action against Iran, Turkey or Pakistan compared to the action they took against Arab states.
Iran's sactions are not that heavy, they still have international flights to the world, they have open trade.
Iraq's 90's sanctions were a complete lockdown with no-fly zones, no flights, all land borders closed and no trade allowed of any kind.
If the US took a military course against Turkey or Iran of similar intensity as the 1991 gulf war, then neither of those would survive that. Pakistan would not survive it either, your nukes are the only asset you have that are capable other then that they'd trash the rest of your arsenal.
Arabs that resisted the US were taken out by the US so i'm not sure what part you need more explanation for. If they were hell-bent on taking out Iran they could have done it long ago in the 90's. They simply chose not to, you think they can't?