This reminds me of a time when a CBS news reporter called iraq and afghanistan uncivilized when speaking about Ukraine (see https://www.thewrap.com/cbs-charlie-dagata-backlash-ukraine-civilized/). This is an example of Orientalism and how white Europeans see Middle Easterns as uneducated, terroists etc. Iraq is home to one of the first civilizations, Babylon, which is much older than any European state today. A meme came out as a response to this news reporter's comment which I thought was really funny and really explains Orientalism well. You can see the meme here: https://www.facebook.com/iraqibantz/posts/uncivilized-mesopotamia-iraq-gave-the-worldthe-wheelmass-produced-ceramics-mathe/432828531944121/

This reminds me of the involvment of America in Iraq (my country) when the Americans came to kill Sadam Hussein as if they were trying to help the middle Easterns by bringing justice to them. However, this was not the case and they actually got involved for political reasons to benefit the US and demolish Iraq. They made it seem as the west was "saving the middle east". This is very typical with white colonization where they completely discredit the ancient civilizations the middle east is built on.