Author of Lawrence In Arabia, Scott Anderson, explained: the slow death of the Ottoman Empire, the four distinct forces driving western intervention in the region, Lawrence’s guilt over his role in British imperialism, what compelled Lawrence of Arabia to turn against the British, the role of European drawn borders in the modern Middle East and the line of delusional thinking that helped shape American foreign policy.

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