That, my FRiend, is exactly, precisely, the bottom line reason for any of this, 60 years later.
And, If I might add, a very good reason to turn the geographic center, Iraq, into a capitalist society. If allowed to come to fruition, it will glaringly point out the $hithole that islam has created, much to the chagrin (minimally) of the surrounding kings, mullahs, and assorted tyrants.