If “strategic interest” means “overthrow any government that doesn’t give us oil” then maybe.
“Every time anyone says that Israel is our only friend in the Middle East, I can’t help but think that before Israel, we had no enemies in the Middle East.” - John Sheehan, S.J.
An asset to destabilize the region?
If “strategic interest” means “overthrow any government that doesn’t give us oil” then maybe.