Why do I think U.S is meddling in the middle east? Money and influence. Putin? Oh come on. I do understand that Russia has similar desires in the middle east (money and influence). Both USA and Russia should leave middle east alone, although that's not gonna happen. But atleast after Afghanistan it's not Russia that has imposed most wars in middle east. That place is a mess, with all those islamist groups competing with each other. What these nations in the middle east need is secular governments and stable economy. And the Saudi influence should also decrease.