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The way the Ottoman Empire was broken up after WWI is a well known debacle. The resulting maps gave no consideration for religious or ethnic lines and are widely blamed for the instability in today's Middle East. So, I'm going to try and fix it.

Let's start with the Kurds, who are currently split between 4 different countries and have been agitating for independence for decades. With the exception of those in Iran, we should provide them with their own independent nation.


Now for Iraq, the Sunni Arab parts should be given to Saudi Arabia with the Shia parts being put under British administration until independence.

Finally Syria. We should have the Alawites maintain their autonomy and have it become independence after the French leave.
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