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** Not quite. Lawrence didn't give a crap about the Arabs or their independence. He was in it for the Queen.
* George S. Patton is an inversion of the trope—he didn't care if anyone was united by anything, he just [[Blood Knight|really fucking loved fighting.]] It was just good luck he was a good leader as well.
* One theory is that the entire [[Arab-Israeli Conflict]] is, at least in part, the result of Egyptian President Gamal Nassar trying to do this to the entire Arab World. He hoped that by painting the newly formed State of Israel as a common enemy of all Arabs, he would be able to unite the different regional, political, and religious factions under one banner.
:One of the reasons for the original Arab invasion of Israel in 48' (which the Israelis refer to as the second stage of their war of independence) is that the various Arab leaders of the area feared their unpopular regimes would soon face coups, and this was their way of avoiding it. The problem is, the Israelis won, and all of the invading Arab leaders had their governments toppled anyway just a few short years later.▼
▲One of the reasons for the original Arab invasion of Israel in 48' (which the Israelis refer to as the second stage of their war of independence) is that the various Arab leaders of the area feared their unpopular regimes would soon face coups, and this was their way of avoiding it. The problem is, the Israelis won, and all of the invading Arab leaders had their governments toppled anyway just a few short years later.
* Of course, Muhammad essentially executed the trope in an [[Older Than Feudalism]] example by converting the constantly-infighting Arab tribes to Islam, which divided the globe into a "House of Islam" and a "House of War"... as in, "we should go be in charge of that to make it House of Islam". They subsequently exploded out of the Middle East, across northern Africa, and even conquered modern-day Spain. They probably only slowed down because they ran out of people who could stay behind and be in charge.
* [[Romania]]n ruler [[wikipedia:Michael the Brave|Mihai Viteazul]] did this as a necessity, as actual '''enemies''' (yes, plural) were tearing the country apart in regions. With the rest of them being somewhat subjugated to foreign rulers, he united them ''by force'' and succeed, but only for a brief time. Centuries later, Ioan Cuza would do it in a more peaceful and in-accord way, which lasted to this day.
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