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NotQuiteHuman 4 points ago +4 / -0

Because all the money and aid we throw at them goes straight into the pockets of local warlords.

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Astra 1 point ago +1 / -0

It's the birthplace of humanity, but not the birthplace of civilisation. That would be the middle east.