“From the day of the fall of Saddam until now, this is what we have — explosions, killing and looting,” he said. “This is our destiny. It’s already written for us.”
The little secret that America missed is that most Muslim nations need a strong leader to keep control... Remember there is still a huge problem with Sunni and Shia fighting in these countries...
And democracy can be more trouble than its worth in many cases... Just look at the state of "democratic" American politics...with ignorant Fox red necks running wild in the Teabagger movement...