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Barack Obama

IrishAyes

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2. You took the words right outta my mouth! Iraq was cobbled together that way after WWII

Reply to Thinkingabout (Reply #1)

Thu Jun 19, 2014, 11:41 PM

Jun 2014

because the ruling elite didn't want a strong, cohesive nation - but rather one more easily fractured and manipulated. Our efforts at rebuilding in Germany and Japan worked so well for 2 reasons: better intentions, and those nations were pretty homogenous. Modern day Iraq was sewn together like a Frankenstein's monster. It was meant to fail.

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Iraq is a pushed together nation which does not want to be together. Thinkingabout Jun 2014 #1

You took the words right outta my mouth! Iraq was cobbled together that way after WWII IrishAyes Jun 2014 #2