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Originally Posted by longrange1947
Please remember, some of that decline is also at the hands of the Soviet Union in trying to turn it into a puppet state, this weakened to the point where even radical Islam was preferable over the invaders.
Don't get me wrong, I agree that Islam shares the blame for the demise of that once beautiful country, but the Soviet Union started the ball rolling.
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I agree with you about the USSR. Colonial rule also is a factor because of where the boundries were drawn,divided some groups and forced others to "live" together when traditionally whey did not get along. Sixth century savages just made any return to civility almost impossible.