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Originally Posted by Guderian
As am I, and I agree, sometimes we act as if we are our own country. But we also recognize that we are a (large) part of a country that is very different from us, and sometimes we have to put aside our differences and work together.
The main reason we(US) are able to do this is the fact that we are nearly devoid of single generation oppressors/oppressees ( IE There isn't anyone who has been signifcantly oppressed in their generation now living side by side with their real or imagined oppressors.)
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I agree but the attitude is a left over from the early days of the Republic when States were really States, not just a province. Let us not forget our own differences did lead us to civil war and ultimately reconciliation. However, you still hear murmurings in some parts of the south, although it is now mostly "tug and cheek"
I agree with you that in the case of Iraq maintaining the nation state of Iraq is in everyone’s best interest. Further, the average Iraqi sees this as well. However, there are some cases, visa vi, Yugoslavia where maintaining a nation state is imposable and new boarders need to be drawn.
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Originally Posted by Guderian
The hardest part of Nation building is the developement and maintenance of trust between the different cultures. The only way to help this along is free press without the biases of the west (Fox News, CBS), or the mid-east (Al Jazeera, Al Arabia). Unfortunately, sensationalism seems to be the only thing that sells these days.
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I think that the news has far less effect on the people living in Iraq then it does on the people living outside Iraq.