The US drew anti-Western hostility without territorial colonialism
Evidence
Why should this be so? Why should the United States, which has never annexed or occupied an inch of territory in the Middle East, which on the contrary has shown a generosity without precedent in history towards the states of the Middle East, be included in this generalized hostility to the West? — Bernard Lewis, From Babel to Dragomans, 1191
Categorization
Category: Contrarian or Surprising Claims
- XREF: Connects to current debates about why the US is resented despite being the region’s largest donor.