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How do we know leaving the Mideast alone would not work? We've literally never tried it. Not since then end of World War II anyway. Human civilization may no
by minimuffins 11y ago
How do we know leaving the Mideast alone would not work? We've literally never tried it. Not since then end of World War II anyway.
Human civilization may not be a naturally "stable system" but Western intervention in the Mideast or anywhere has an extremely poor track record.
- LoSboccacc 11y agoWell there's egypt. They went their own road didn't they? With "democratic unelections" and all that. I lost count of the coup there, but seems more stable now, even if less free.
- minimuffins 11y agoThe US propped up the Mubarak regime for decades. That was instrumental in creating the conditions for their revolution. The US only stopped its intervention when supporting Mubarak was obviously not viable anymore. Sadly it seems like they're back to a somewhat "stable" authoritarianism in spite of it all. In tech parlance, revolutions are hard.