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malaise

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3. The British imperialists are responsible for a fair amount of the chaos on this planet

Reply to SoCalDem (Original post)

Fri Jun 13, 2014, 06:30 AM

Jun 2014

Divide and rule was their modus operandi.

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The only thing that holds a fake country together is a dictator [View all] SoCalDem Jun 2014 OP

BINGO! DrDan Jun 2014 #1

Yep. HooptieWagon Jun 2014 #2

The British imperialists are responsible for a fair amount of the chaos on this planet malaise Jun 2014 #3

We went in so rich people could get richer. Period. nt valerief Jun 2014 #4

I believe there is something to this. Enthusiast Jun 2014 #12

Yugoslawian civil war in the 1990s. DetlefK Jun 2014 #5

Exactly. Little Star Jun 2014 #6

oil. hubris. revenge = hopeless folly. NRaleighLiberal Jun 2014 #7

We have are own American Taliban to worry about. PeoViejo Jun 2014 #8

All True - We Went To War Because We Could To Make The 1% Wealthier cantbeserious Jun 2014 #9

Heck even Scotland and to a leseer extent exboyfil Jun 2014 #10

Most of us knew the Iraq War would ultimately result in disaster. Enthusiast Jun 2014 #11

Exactly. The best we can say on tv is "it wasn't planned well" arcane1 Jun 2014 #19

Dont be too hard on Bushco 90-percent Jun 2014 #13

and look what that got us LittleGirl Jun 2014 #22

we've been meddling in the middle east smiley Jun 2014 #14

All of the countries thrown together nyabingi Jun 2014 #15

Who could have seen this coming? Every single one of us on this forum for one mountain grammy Jun 2014 #16

The invasion of Iraq was Totally Immoral dem in texas Jun 2014 #17

It was and is for resource protection. raouldukelives Jun 2014 #23

Invading again would merely postpone, not prevent, what is happening. grahamhgreen Jun 2014 #18

Actually, Iraq did have democratic elections back in the 1950s... Javaman Jun 2014 #20

I thought that was Iran, or was it Iraq as well? n/t Crunchy Frog Jun 2014 #31

It was Iran..Mohammad Mosaddegh SoCalDem Jun 2014 #32

You are correct. I confused it with Iran... Javaman Jun 2014 #37

It was Iran in 1953. truebluegreen Jun 2014 #35

Yeah, my bad. Javaman Jun 2014 #38

Agree with one correction... blackspade Jun 2014 #21

Oil..... paleotn Jun 2014 #24

Well said Thespian2 Jun 2014 #25

Iraq was pretty much secular under Saddam with women and children being education, religious sects kelliekat44 Jun 2014 #26

I'm pretty sure the Saudis don't want to solve the turmoil as it masks their own corruption. KittyWampus Jun 2014 #27

I agree with your overall point The2ndWheel Jun 2014 #28

Absolutely get the red out Jun 2014 #29

From the title of this post AnotherWyoDemocrat Jun 2014 #30

Include Turkey, for the Kurds. truebluegreen Jun 2014 #33

trouble is Saudi Arabia and Jordan are also 'fake' countries... JCMach1 Jun 2014 #34

Not our proxy war. moondust Jun 2014 #36