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Entry: The Past Is Another Country--Counter-factual History and the Buchanan Controversy Link: http://www.takimag.com/site/article/the_past_is_another_country_counterfactual_history_and_the_buchanan_controv#30149 Post contents: Thanks for your comments. Joe populist: I suppose that we would have been better off is these empires would have gone through a process of gradual and peaceful devolution of power. It didn't happen, mainly because of the power of nationalism. cognate: You are correct in placing my critique in the larger context of a weakening Ottoman Empire. But the British and the French were the ones who defeated this empire and the "Arabs" -- actually a small elite -- did cooperate with the British through Lawrence, etc. Their expectations (independence) weren't fulfilled until after WWII. But the same applies to the Zionist movement. Sent at: 2008 11 20