>>We may need to look into definition of "stable" (as an adjective, not as the building where cattle is kept). Stability is, IMO, a property of something that isn't prone to falling, crashing or vanishing. "Stable" is pretty much equal to "not changing, at least not much and not fast".
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>>In that sense, situation in Iraq is already stable.
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>Then I guess you can say that an abused/neglected child is from a stable environment if the abuse was constant.

Yes, you can - it was stably bad.