They were manageable until the age of oil came along.
That's something I never understood. the British gave them the oil, albeit unwittingly.
Why can't they just take it back?
All joking aside, they were manageable until Hiltary Clinton and Madeline Not So Bright shot their mouths off on their Mideast tours about womens rights, female voting and Allah forbid driving in Saudi Arabia.
That just pisses off all of the Islamic boys.