Just thinking about how we were out of the Middle East for all of 4.5 years before runnin straight back for more.

(Should I point out that Afghanistan isn't the Middle East? No? Dammit, too late. 😬)

Google says Afghanistan is part of the "greater Middle East" 🤷🏼‍♀️ If you wanna make a suggestion for what to call the transcontinental region where we love to fight global wars on terror, go for it 😅

That's fine. I'm just unnecessarily nitpicking. Please disregard.

I do know from personal friends that Persians (Iranians) tend to get quite adamant that they are NOT Middle Eastern. They take it personally. Even though we in the West still call them that, their primary means of international commerce flows through the Gulf, etc. It's all a bit silly, TBH. 🙃