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There is virtually zero recent historical precedent supporting your wish, and plenty of precedent suggesting the opposite will happen.

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• tlogan 8mo ago
  I wonder why that is. We saw significant success with Germany, Japan, South Korea, and other countries in the past. But more recently, similar efforts seem to have ended in failure.
  • MagicMoonlight 8mo ago
    We fully went into those countries and were willing to spend decades rebuilding them. They’re also nice countries, with governments and organisation. Places like Afghanistan have nothing. You have to try and start civilisation from scratch, in a hostile land.
    • Jensson 8mo ago
      > They’re also nice countries, with governments and organisation. Places like Afghanistan have nothing. You have to try and start civilisation from scratch, in a hostile land. Iran has a lot though so it could work there.
  • potamic 8mo ago
    They didn't have any natural resources that could be exploited.