Israel and the Palestine issue has been the major cause of unrest in the region. And the covert US support for the Taliban during the Russo/Afghanistan war ( which the US actively encouraged) . Has done more to ferment radical Islam than any other act in history. The politicians do not understand the politics of these regions and should leave well alone. As I wrote in an earlier post , their money would have been better spent on persuading these tyrants that there was a better way, than depositing cash in Swiss bank accounts, to look after there countries.