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Putting sovereignty aside, one should also think about partition.  In many parts of the world, current borders are ridiculous post-colonial artifices that have proven unworkable.  If a nation is prone to constant civil war between two regional/ethnic factions, shouldn't the two just be separated?

Lincoln would object.

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by Gringo (stargazing camel at aoldotcom) on Tue Mar 10th, 2009 at 10:03:38 PM EST
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