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Originally posted by bishop,
i agree with what you said about arabs hating each other.. i do think that iraq is a bit different though. saddam has played divide and conquer for some 30 years there. that's a big reason imo.
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Good point. That brings up another point about Iraq I forgot. Even with Saddam's benevolent and kindly governance, Iraq had been called the most westernized of all the Arab countries. Apprently because Saddam was actually a big fan of the west and patterned Baghdad after our style of big city. Maybe that memory will affect how they turn out under self rule. I rather doubt it but you never know.
No source on the westernized Iraq point. Just something I remember I heard on the news back around Desert Storm.