they also are the only real nation state in the area. > egypt overpopulated hellhole on the brink of mass starvation > iraq  divided in low iq quarreling factions, not food secure > syria destroyed by low iq quarreling factions and russians and americans > lebanon small ex christian country destroyed by israeli and palestinian monkeys > iran destroyed by the ayatollahs dumbfuckery > saudi arabia not food secure, populated by indians and it's a collection of tribes not one of these countries can go to total war, maybe iran but they are too far and lack power projection
Italy