That’s the historical norm. Good history and background in your other post as well.
Obama’s foreign policy is going for Maximum Mess.
You’ve got three empires - Persia, Turkey, and Egypt - vying for power with a shadow empire - Saudi Arabia - working behind the scenes and in madrassa’s across the globe to install Sharia law on unsuspecting liberal governments.
It’s not going to be a smooth flight.
No British empire in that mix?