# Did any good come from the Arab Spring?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-any-good-come-from-the-arab-spring/712831>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [February 16, 2015, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-any-good-come-from-the-arab-spring/712831 "2015-02-16T17:36:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2015, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-any-good-come-from-the-arab-spring/712831/1 "2015-02-16T17:36:47Z")

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A very cursory review seems to lead to the conclusion that it resulted in _status quo ante_ in Egypt and civil war in Syria and Libya…which led the way to the growth of ISIS.

Discuss.

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**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2015, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-any-good-come-from-the-arab-spring/712831/2 "2015-02-16T17:45:25Z")

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[Wiki page on the Arab Spring.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab_Spring)

Looking at the countries affected – at least things seem to be going better in [Tunisia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunisia), where it all started.