The U.S. and Instability in the Middle East

Michael R. Gordon and Eric Schmitt, Tensions Flare Between Iraq and Saudi Arabia in U.S. Coalition, NY Times, 4-15-15
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/16/world/middleeast/iraqi-prime-minister-criticizes-saudi-intervention-in-yemen.html

Mark Mazzetti and Helene Cooper, Sale of U.S. Arms Fuels the Wars of Arab States, NY Times, 4-18-15
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/19/world/middleeast/sale-of-us-arms-fuels-the-wars-of-arab-states.html