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Please Define "Civil War"
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Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
I can't imagine much worse, other than a perpetual civil war.
Do you think it's a likely outcome that, whether Iraq gets carved up or not, it will end up with a tyrannical dictator again?
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I think you'll either get a failed state reminiscent of Somalia or a brutal, undemocratic central government like Syria's which uses force liberally (hi Penske!) to maintain its rule and keep the country together.
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