‘West Failed In Mideast Since Ottoman Collapse': U.S’ Big Admission In Explosive Speech By Trump Man

‘West Failed In Mideast Since Ottoman Collapse': U.S’ Big Admission In Explosive Speech By Trump Man Trump Special Envoy Tom Barrack delivered a striking critique of Western policy in the Middle East. He argued that ever since the Ottoman Empire’s collapse, the West has “got it wrong” in nearly every major initiative — from governance to security — leaving the region unstable and disillusioned. Speaking at Manama Dialogue in Bahrain, Barrack said decades of foreign involvement had produced “disastrous results,” calling for a new era of honest partnership rather than interference. His remarks marked one of the bluntest U.S. admissions of strategic failure in the region. Watch,