Mearsheimer is an a-hole.
I think there is a lot more going on than he grasps. Was there Western influence
on this? Perhaps so. Is the region the only stake in the game globally? Hell no!
People are focusing on what the one hand is doing, while the magician helps
Iran an North Korea get nuclear weapons.
Oh, but he’s our buddy!
He’ll stab them in the back the first chance he gets.