What we are doing and what we have done, in the ME, looked at in hindsight was patently wrong/ foolish.
It wasn't foolısh. It was (and ıs) and calculated plan to destroy Muslım natıons and steal theır natural resources.
A very successful plan on ıts own terms.
The people who desıgned and ımplemented ıt don't consıder terrorısm on the streets of London a serıous drawback. That's the kınd of collateral damage they can lıve wıth very happıly.