[Dead Dog]

I think that is what we are seeing with this, they aren’t planning on staying third world. AK to AR is a cultural shift in its self.

[investigateworld]

Okay, now that makes a lot of sense. For us who were raised in the Christian Faith, we see Iraq as a land of plotting and intrigue (see Book of Ester, Old Testament, Bible, Holy, 1 ea.)

Just could be....

[Yardstick]

I think that is what we are seeing with this, they aren’t planning on staying third world. AK to AR is a cultural shift in its self.

That's how it looks to me too. Adopting the M-16 says "upward mobility".