[Dr0Dre]

> The North African countries are Arabic

Wrong my friend. Morocco and Algeria for example have more than 50% ethnic berbers [0]. Saying it's part of the middle east show your lack of knowledge of the region and its distinct culture.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berbers

[edblarney]

Morocco and Algeria are definitely Arabic countries.

They speak Arabic officially, they belong to the 'Arab league', they are Muslim (because of Arabic colonialization).

I'm 100% aware of what the Berbers are, save your insults for Reddit.

They were colonized by Arabs 1000 years ago, and they fit quite fundamentally into the Arab sphere of influence.

Obviously, they are all different, and 'more different' the further you get from the Gulf ... but most Arab countries are in fact, quite different as well.

Geopolitically - they are basically M/E countries. Our approach to them has nothing to do with 'the rest of Africa' and everything to do with the status of other M/E countries.