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The politics of memory

September 17, 2008 - 4:51 pm - by Richard Fernandez
Konyok
2008-09-18 09:25:57

Alexis,

Do you ascribe the current stability with the weakening of the third force, the Ottoman empire factor? Both Nasser and Saddam aspired to a pan Arab state replacing the Ottomans.

I find the three legged architecture interesting – it reminds me of the situation in Iraq.

Mike,

Forgive me if I overreacted. Analogies are a real pet peeve of mine …