Lind on “processing” failed states
Lind on “processing” failed states
Lind.
Another reason the WMD lie matters is that the real reason the
administration invaded Iraq, “to redesign the Middle East,” reveals
(officially) a truly breathtaking hubris, coupled to a monumental
ignorance of the region in question. Redesign the Middle East? What do
the Bushies think it is, a Chevrolet?
Another reason the WMD lie matters is that the real reason the
administration invaded Iraq, “to redesign the Middle East,” reveals
(officially) a truly breathtaking hubris, coupled to a monumental
ignorance of the region in question. Redesign the Middle East? What do
the Bushies think it is, a Chevrolet?
At it happens, the war in Iraq is redesigning the Middle East, but
not exactly in a planned fashion. Just as the calling of the Estates
General in 1789 opened the door to the French Revolution, so the
American destruction of the Iraqi state has opened the door to a
broader collapse of the state system in that region, an outcome the
administration is now pushing in Syria as well. Osama, sitting in his
cave, no doubt continues to thank Allah for President George W. Bush. [John Robb's Weblog]