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In realist terms, the benefits to be gained from the war will never justify the costs incurred.
For way to long we (the civilized world) have ignored this part of the world. The world has become to small & interconnected to allow such a large area to remain a black hole of dictatorships, porverty, hopelessness. What America has done with the liberation of Iraq is drop a large rock into this pond, and now we are seeing the ripples spreading out throughout in whole area. How willl this turn out? I don't know and neither does anyone else, BUT this I do know it will not be what it was...and that's a good thing.
One of Hanson's best - a gem to be retained for its veracity, impressive synthesis, and everyday utility for those on the waveband of enlightenment.