Did America ever have a plan for the Middle East? | The Economist

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What is it about the Middle East that has kept America involved for so long? On the latest Insider our top editors discuss Washington’s long-standing failure to forge a coherent policy for the region, what America is actually trying to achieve in the Middle East and the role the Gulf states have played in keeping it there.

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