Jeopardy Game Show idea for this column inspired by Mr. Pete Howard. Thank you Pedro.

Middle East for $200: This country entered World War II after being attacked by Imperialist Japan and through the heroic ANTIFA efforts of their Greatest Generation helped save the world from Fascist and Nazi dictators and keep the globe free and safe for Democracy while admirably helping to establish a homeland for displaced Jewish people.

Middle East for $400: In 1949 this country worked with the United Kingdom to overthrow the duly elected Democratic government of Syria in order to maintain unfair oil contracts that were favorable to foreign powers over Syria’s best interests

Middle East for $600: In 1953 this country worked with the UK and used their own CIA to overthrow the duly elected Democratic government of Iran and place a corrupt monarchy in power over Iran in order to maintain unfair oil contracts that were favorable to foreign powers over Iran’s best interests

Middle East for $800: In1979 Iran seized this country’s embassy and took their emissaries hostage as religious extremists overthrew the corrupt monarchy supported by this nation and turned Iran into an extremist theocracy.

Middle East for $1000: This country provided millions of dollars worth of weapons, arms and monetary support to the regime of Saddam Hussein while Iraq battled Iran in the Iraq-Iran war during the 1980s. With the support of this country, Saddam Hussein and the Iraqi army killed thousands of Iranians. While this nation turned a blind eye, Hussein’s regime used poison gas to kill Iranian civilians.

Double Jeopardy

Middle East for $400: This country provided millions of dollars worth of weapons, arms and monetary support to Afghan rebels while Afghanistan battled Russian invaders in the 1980s. Much of the weapon technology taught and provided to Afghanistan’s Mujahideen, to be used against the Soviets, was used against this country’s soldiers in a later war.

The construction and use of IEDs taught to the Afghans, by this country, to be used against the Russians in the 1980s, proved especially deadly to this nation’s soldiers in the 2000s.

Middle East for $600: This country has given more aid to Israel in terms of money and weapons than any other country that this nation supports.

Middle East for $800: 80% of the Democrats and Republicans in this country’s Congress have received money, perks and campaign donations from the American Israeli Public Affairs Committee and other Israeli PACs.

Middle East for $1000: This country has enraged people of the Middle East and even citizens of their own nation while supporting Israel’s occupation, oppression and mistreatment of the Palestinian people.

Middle East for $1200: This country took military action with Israel in an undeclared war against Iran and underestimated Iran’s ability to disrupt the flow of oil and disrupt the global economy by way of Iran’s control of the Strait of Hormuz.

Middle East for $1600: Citizens of this country, who do not know their own nation’s history, can’t understand why Iranians shout, “Death to America” after being attacked and repeat hollow phrases such as, “They hate us for our Freedom.” Perhaps this nation is hated for its almost 80 years of meddling in the Middle East.

Middle East $1800: This country elected as president a man who promised the end of forever wars in the Middle East and the placement of America First. The president of this nation has broken these promises and so many of the other promises he has made to this nation.

Middle East for $2,000: This country has spent trillions of dollars on wars and military action in the Middle East that have cost the health and lives of thousands of fine, brave service men and women who protect our country and our freedom. Those resources could have been spent on this nation’s health care, infrastructure and overall well being.

The question for all of these Jeopardy answers is:

Who is the United States of America ?

Who are we, United States of America ?

How does the USA turn this thing around and actually put America First and Make America Great Again?

How we as a country answer these two questions truly may well be Final Jeopardy answers for this great nation that we live in and love.

Andrew Ludwig is a retired math teacher and a retired public school and Catholic school administrator. He currently works as a substitute teacher in Chautauqua County.