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What exactly did they get wrong about the Arab Spring?

• paganel 8y ago
  Not the OP, but they probably genuinely thought that it would lead to a democratization of the Middle East and North Africa the same as it had happened to Eastern Europe after 1989. Instead we got ISIS and the cluster-f*ck of war-lords that is current Lybia.
  • Lkjhmnbv 8y ago
    Ever think that has to do with how it was handled politically? What assistance did these people get from the west?
    • paganel 8y ago
      > What assistance did these people get from the west? The West has created a power vacuum that has allowed these entities to impose their control.