WolvoNeil

WolvoNeil t1_iuh1wvw wrote

I've always thought it was a bit naive to assume the Arabs would ever be given self rule.. if you draw a circle 3000km in radius around that part of the world in 1918 you pretty much only find one "self ruled" country, Ethiopia.

Its always felt a bit like mental gymnastics on his part to suggest he expected the British to just give up the Middle East post-war.

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