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Old 08-24-2008, 02:57 AM   #11 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Final Countdown View Post
not an excuse for the clusterf--- that is the iraqi gov't... but you have to understand the historical context behind arab gov'ts. in no arabic country are the people used to having a major role in government. you can't undo hundreds of years of this sort of crap with a single brief invasion. it will always be like that.

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I guess some posters here expect things to be nice fast and clean, like of like an american idol episode. The problem is that people there don't know anything else, ever. They are use to getting ruled, and the sense of corruption is hard to end.
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