Insight from experiences referencing political climates or anything else would be appreciated.
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The Cuban Revolution was the overthrow of Fulgencio Batista’s regime by the 26th of July Movement and the establishment of a new Cuban government led by Fidel Castro in the 1950s. It began with the assault on the Moncada Barracks on July 26, 1953, and ended on January 1, 1959, when Batista was driven from the country and the cities Santa Clara and Santiago de Cuba were seized by rebels, led by Che Guevara and Fidel Castro's surrogates Raul Castro and Huber Matos, respectively. The term "Cuban Revolution" is also used to refer to the social revolution after the overthrow in 1959 to present and the adoption of Marxist principles by the new Cuban Government.
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My experience was quite good.  I've heard that each location (country) may vary considerably in personality.  It would probably be beneficial to ask questions directly to the location in which you are interested.
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try "The Great War For Civilisation" by Robert Fisk.  You will need to go back further than 20 years too as the current problems are rooted in the decisions made after the first and second world wars.  This book covers other countries in the Middle East too.
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To quote a popular political pundit's recent column:\n\nTry showing up in any other country on the planet, illiterate and penniless, and announcing: "I've seen pictures of your country and it looks great. I think I'd like to live here! Oh, and by the way, would you mind changing all your government and business phone messages, street signs and ballots into my native language? Thanks!"
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Try reading some of the articles linked below.
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This web site is very helpful...\n\nhttp://www.issues2000.org/Issue_Grid.htm
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Sounds good on the surface, but there is far too much room for abuse of power, as if the government isn't already abusing its power, but I won't go on about the obvious.\n\nShort answer: No.
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By doing a command climate assessment you get a good understanding of the varying perspectives of your soldiers.  It will tell you how things are from their point of view and will quite possibly include things that they don't feel comfortable approaching the chain of command with.  Some of the surveys won't say anything of value but overall you can look for trends.  Good luck.
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Hope this helps a little bit. Also try links at bottom of article for further research.
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Sounds like you'd be a good teacher!!  You might want to also think of behind the scenes politics - policy development, operations, etc.  You could also become a lawyer!  You have lots of options!
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Religion and Politics.
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I'm sorry but I don't think you'll find the link above ^ to be particularly useful. Try this one instead and I think you'll find what you're looking for: http://politics1.com/parties.htm
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I feel like the USA has been lacking leadership for a very long time.  Even the Clinton administration pulled a ton of crap over on the world.  It seems like politics is really made up of the wealthy playing games to me.
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nearly impossible question to answer accurately unless you defined 'ehtical lapse' and then researched it over the past 200+ years.  I'd tend to say it is about even and there are definitely examples of corruption in both major parties.
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Hi, I think the link below will help shed some light on things.\n\nhope it helps\nNigel
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I just did a search for "Kennedy Administration and the Middle East" and came up with the web site listed below.  It looks very interesting.  Good Luck.
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I think that depending on the issue; the divisions can be relatively shallow, if the issue is rather mundane.(zoning debates, civil suits)  In a really serious issue,(like declaring war or even declaring peace, something that strikes people in the cores of their being), The division would probably be better described as polarized, with no middle ground. Now, if we were attacked from outside, there would be a joining of spirits and all of a sudden we would all be on the same side, willing to share a foxhole with someone from a radically different background, drink muddy water, and die by the thousands together, if necessary. Just my thoughts on this.