Is there an SD archetype for the 'domino theory' ?

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mike
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Is there an SD archetype for the 'domino theory' ?

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Lots of gab in the blog-o-sphere on Libya-Egypt turmoil,
describing it in terms of the 'domino theory'.
Shades of Vietnam War Era wonkery ?
Is there an SD archetype for the 'domino theory' ?

Does it involve notions of Vensim's Conveyors ?
Does it relate to path dependency and hence involve positive feedback ?
Here I need to re-read Sterman's Business Dynamics Ch 10.
But how related is the 'domino theory' to 'path dependence' ?
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