There's not much of a chance that a neighbour would fight with a neighbour if they're doing trade and it's good trade; I mean the opposite is the reality. I think that's what happened. You have a military regime that is able to exercise this...I wouldn't call it a reign of terror, but it's close, which I think has been the case in much of that region.
But isn't it because of poverty? Isn't it because of lack of investment and commerce that these regimes have the ability to do those things?