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This does happen but is not necessary. Cases in point: Norway, France, Eastern Europe, Germany after WW2. The crucial difference seems to be that the winner mus
by choeger 6y ago
This does happen but is not necessary. Cases in point: Norway, France, Eastern Europe, Germany after WW2. The crucial difference seems to be that the winner must immediately invest in nation building or the defeated must be crushed.
- gonzo41 6y agoYea, firing the Iraqi Army after the 03 invasion was a small whoopsie.
- 082349872349872 6y agoCynically put, the impending Cold War gave more of an impetus for nation building mid-century than existed by the turn-of-the-century. Hitler in his bunker doesn't seem so crazy if he'd had cause (such as foreign intelligence reports, or incidents of separate negotiations?) to believe the Allies would have fallen out much sooner than they actually did, and of course someone in his position might've believed that Nazi Germany had been worth more as a wholesale bargain, than (as actually happened) picked up individual by individual at retail. As to commitment to nation building, the (premature?) end of it in the former CSA came relatively rapidly: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compromise_of_1877 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compromise_of_1877
- specialist 6y agoNot guarding the border was another facepalm slap. Even supporters of Bush's Folly have to admit Rumsfield and crew biffed the execution.