GALLOWS SEMI-HUMOUR: The Middle East mess explained

The Middle East is without a doubt one of the most tragic areas in the world, so finding any humour may be hard or even in bad taste.  So forgive us for printing this item, which is a classic case of gallows humour, of the unwitting variety.  You can’t make this up. —Branford Perry
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That whole Middle East deal sure can be confusing. Thankfully, in this concise and clearly articulated letter to the editor published in the Financial Times, Mr KN Al-Sabah, of London, lays it all out in a way anyone can understand. In full, his letter, entitled “A Short Guide to the Middle East,” read:

Sir, Iran is backing Assad. Gulf states are against Assad!
Assad is against Muslim Brotherhood. Muslim Brotherhood and Obama are against General Sisi.
But Gulf states are pro Sisi! Which means they are against Muslim Brotherhood!
Iran is pro Hamas, but Hamas is backing Muslim Brotherhood!
Obama is backing Muslim Brotherhood, yet Hamas is against the US!
Gulf states are pro US. But Turkey is with Gulf states against Assad; yet Turkey is pro Muslim Brotherhood against General Sisi. And General Sisi is being backed by the Gulf states!
Welcome to the Middle East and have a nice day.

And a good day to you too, Mr Al-Sabah, and thank you for clearing all that up. [Source]