Originally Posted by
ik9000
I agree. The problem is Mugabe et al bang the drum of "colonial intereference" and as we all see in other parts of the world, other than a long-term military presence, there is not much you can do to sort out the problems arising as a result of power vacuum. Did anyone see the panorama last night on Tunisia? It made the interesting point that a lot of the people who used to deal with foreign affairs and internal counter-terrorism etc were desposed/removed or worse during the regime change/arab spring/revolution whatever you want to call it, and those now supposed to be doing it don't have the experience to do it properly. Extend that over whole governments of multiple countries and it's no wonder they aren't doing very well. It is a small picture of when the British Empire ended and the released colony countries left in place were not all able to take over the reigns as they didn't have the experience and ready ability to self-govern.