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What if the Arab Spring (or some equivalent) had occured earlier in history (i.e. 10-20 years earlier)? How could this be achieved earlier? How would it change from OTL? (i.e. if it occurs in the 1980s do the Soviets intervene in Syria? Does the United States intervene in Libya?)