Greenwald is full of crap. There are more than two dozen countries in the Middle East. Most citizens in them had never seen an American soldier in uniform in their countries until after 9/11, and some countries still haven't seen them.
Our money propped up Mubarak? Then how does that explain the lack of democracy in Middle Eastern countries we never sent any money to?
We cause illiberalism in the Middle East? How does our generic militarism cause Arabs and other Middle Easterners to beat and oppress their women, marry their cousins, and kill gays?