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Magic MirrorDepending on who you trust, everything is all going to hell in Iraq because of the fighting in Basra and the strike/rioting in Sadr City, or everything is unfolding as it must in order for the Iraqi state to own a monopoly on organized violence – a principal characteristic of national sovereignty. Basra has become the latest magic mirror: People see in the current violence what they want to see. Jules has the roundup, as well as this comment from Major John in situ:
You want to know what’s really going on? Me too, because frankly, IBTFOOM, and we’ll all know better once the dust settles in the next 72 hours to a week. But the folks who aren’t on scene, and are trying to tell you what’s happening anyway? They’re telling you what they want to believe. And it’s pretty revealing. |
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