
Originally Posted by
crazy_rocks
Yup. Sykes-Picot agreement. Fake borders were drawn up after WW1 containing different groups in these new nations that would not get along requiring strong mean leaders to keep control. Then of course nobody would want to lose control so it would prevent another Caliphate, an Islamic empire from rising. Britain and France put it into place to prevent another caliphate from rising since they have been trying to take over Europe for to long. WW1 made them realize how vulnerable Europe would be to another Caliphate considering how divided it was if another war like that were to happen again. The Turks tried squeezing their way in with that one. The Islamic State openly speaks about continuing to undo Sykes-Picot, that's why Al Qaeda leaders from the Iraq insurgency rushed to take advantage of the fighting in Syria, the birth is ISIS. Sykes-Picot also served as a way to keep energy stable, two birds one stone.