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Jeroen (608 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 04:37 PM Original message |
The monopoly on violence (being disarmed a hallmark of a dictatorship?) |
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Pierre.Suave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 05:14 PM Response to Original message |
1. I would think so |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 05:55 PM Response to Original message |
2. Way too simplistic. Under Saddam, arms were freely available to Iraqis. |
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Jeroen (608 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 06:32 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Thanks! |
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NickB79 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 07:53 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. The Shiites were largely denied arms until the 1990's |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 08:33 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. Thanks for filling in some crucial details. |
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Buck Laser (566 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 07:45 PM Response to Original message |
4. Doesn't just about everybody have a gun in Iraq? |
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NickB79 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 07:56 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Well, they are beating back an invading army pretty effectively |
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ThomWV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 08:12 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. Just About Everyone In The US Too |
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