1. Rumsfeld's "idea that we could fashion a democracy in Iraq seemed to me unrealistic" is not a confession but a subtle cover-up.
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11. But post-war German & Japanese elites also compliant because they feared USSR & later communist China.
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12. Fear of communism meant that the conservative (often fascist) elites in those societies were eager to work with American occupiers.
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@HeerJeet Yes, this. You don't get much of an insurgency when you've left the population absolutely broken. Horrible but true.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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