19. A big power needs a big enemy. Pace Romney, ridiculous for Holyfield to fight a 98-pound weakling, he needs to fight another champ
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30. There are rich people who can only "see" other rich people. The non-rich are invisible to them. States can be like that.
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31. "Seeing like a state" means in part state only recognizes rival states as legitimate foes. Non-state actors are pesky pests, not "real"
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@HeerJeet They love to work with non-state actors: contras in the 80th, INC in iraq, snc in syria ...Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet 2005...Thomas PM Barnett says the U.S. needs to adapt to war in/with failed states. http://www.ted.com/talks/thomas_barnett_draws_a_new_map_for_peace?language=en … -
@joshuahind Right, post-2003 USA army starts adapting but pre-2003 very much an army geared towards fighting other states. - Show replies
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