why does Britain's foreign policy antagonise the middle eastern countries?

Answer 1

Good question. I think probably because Middle Eastern Countries speak from a different hymn sheet than does the West.

The need to understand each others cultures should be high on the list of priorities I think.

Answer 2

Are you asking why British foreign policy appears to be designed to cause insult to middle eastern countries or are you asking why middle eastern countries are upset by British foreign policies?

If the former then it is likely to be that British foreign policy has a history of being imperialist and direspectful to the differences between eastern and western minds. Cases in point are too many to list but think British Raj and how India was systematically "raped" and plundered and finally, left in such a state that partition caused mayhem, the effects of which are still felt today. Fictitious and amusing example- the film called Water. ;-)

If the latter then, perhaps, because the middle eastern countries fail to see how Britain has the right to tell them what to do and how to run their own countries..? BECAUSE it is not easy to be a beleaguered country with "foreign" soldiers who dance to a different tune?

I can only pray that our newest peace (:O) envoy knows what he is doing...

Answer 3

Mohommad, the initiator of the faith, started the spread largely through incursions with local warlords and tribes. The empire didn't expand until after his death, when his right hand man, Abu Bakr, took the empire and expanded throughout the middle east. The empire expanded for about 900 years, stretching from the Iberian Peninsula, North Africa, through the middle east and central asia to South East Asia. Throughout this time period the empire went through multiple political structural changes that ended with the Ottomans.

Answer 4

Because they see (try to) things from a global perspective. They want solutions that the West will like and make little effort to really understand the issues in the Middle East that are important to ordinary people. They want political brownie points but it just doesn't wash in the Middle East.

Answer 5

Because Muslims believe all the worlds problems, current and historical, are caused by western Christian nations.
They looked away when 2 million Christians were killed in Sudan by Arabs (before Darfour), and even though Muslims killed millions in their conquest of India, never bothered to write a single book about those savage events

Answer 6

No this is an excuse. Colonialism has affected every South East Asian nation as well as China- how many are terrorising Europe?
Indonesia has had Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese and British. We drove them out- but we never attack the innocents of your homelands- now we're all friends- the Dutch have educated many of our people and Britain has sold us many weapons.
In fact in part we can thank the Dutch for their help with our Independence

These idiotic desert peasant Pakistani and Arabic jihadis will attack you for wearing a blue shirt and they don't like the tone.

If they truly wanted liberation- why must they bomb the UK and the US who only fund the regimes- not bomb the regime itself. Why bomb my nation- we are very poor and we are also muslim?
It makes no sense. They simply wish to provoke people to manipulate events using religion as an excuse for barbarism.

Terrorism, muslim most especially, is simply cowardice and villainous- it needs no justification and thus we have full justification in punishing the perpetrators and sympathizers.

Answer 7

because Britain's foreign policy is based on whatever the Yanks want us to do. Sad, really.

Answer 8

Because British citizens are more involved in their national identity . . . how many times have you heard them drone on and on about history. In America it's easier for immigrants to assimilate, open a business and make lots of money. As long as nothing gets blown up most Americans don't care.

Answer 9

Don't think they antagonise.
Just blunders and slip-ups with communication problems with misinterpretation, miscommunication, communication failures and communication break-down.
Back in the past they were doing well.
After they all went with "My way"
Look at the mess they created for themselves living in misery out there.

Answer 10

Iraq