Today is my doctor’s day….I will be in and out all day…..so the posts may be a bit short and sporadic……I do apologize……

The class I teach my students were fascinated when I taught them about the post-WW1 Middle East and the King-Crane Commission from the US…..most have never been taught anything about this attempt by the US to make a difference in the Middle East following the war……

Unfortunately the effort was not very successful…..but it was a valiant attempt…..something that still rings hollow in the region these days…..

Nearly a century ago, two Americans led a quixotic mission to get the region’s borders right.

Source: The Middle East That Might Have Been – The Atlantic

I feel that it is sad that this event is all but ignored…..I feel that students could have a better grasp on the situation today if they knew more about the history of the crisis we now face….

It is possible that if this mission had been more successful then we might have a different situation in the Middle East today…..

Like I said…..a historical “what if”…..

I am sure that some mental midget will try and link this to the refugee crisis or some other noise from the Right and their conspiracy dorks…..this was an attempt to influence the region without the use of bombs or war…..I know that is a novel idea for some……..