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Iraq after the invasion sort of was. No civil society existed, but there were plenty of bands of guerillas and local religious extremists who'd been fighting Sa
by clock_tower 11y ago
Iraq after the invasion sort of was. No civil society existed, but there were plenty of bands of guerillas and local religious extremists who'd been fighting Saddam; they inherited the state when we destroyed the Baathists. (The CPA tried to create a civil society, but that can't be done artificially.)
_The Prince of the Marshes_ is a good book to read on this subject.
- TeMPOraL 11y agoPlease don't recommend me any more books today. I already bought one because of this discussion[0]. But more seriously, thanks for the recommendation :). [0] - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10474120 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10474120.