Reply #25: Confusion is part of the plan

[psychopomp]

Chaos sets up opportunities for control. I am pretty sure that there are plenty of people that have their contingency plans at the ready to take advantage of this ****storm.

On the "success" of their strategies, I would say that they have managed pretty well. We live in a world where, still, the richest of the rich from the West still have a grip on control in their own countries. Furthermore, these same elites dominate the discussion by framing the conversation about international relations, development and trade in a manner that ensures the survival of their protected interests.

In the Iraq case, what we are up against is detailed in the above article: