Comments: Fractured Lands: How the Arab World Came Apart
An Egyptian diplomat told us at the outset of the 1990-91 Gulf war, "Egypt is the only true Arab nation. The rest are just tribes with flags."
And he was right.
Posted by plus.google.com/104841162830331053592 at August 25, 2016 7:04 AM
Sounds a lot like regular ol' machine politics in the big cities.
Posted by OldFert at August 25, 2016 1:17 PM
The machine politicians aren't as willing to use car bombs on opposition voters, at least not yet.
Posted by Vermont Woodchuck at August 26, 2016 4:50 AM