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To: Neocon who wrote (117917)	10/28/2003 1:33:00 PM
From: Sun Tzu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Show me a single regime that was extremely oppressive and lasted more than a generation who did not maintain its hold without foreign support. I can only think of Stalin, but that was under very different circumstances which does not apply to the likes of Pol Pot or Saddam. On the other hand I can name quite a few regimes who'd would never have come to power let alone last as long as they have if it wasn't for foreign intervention. [edit: Actually, I stand corrected. Stalin did not last more than a generation]