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Originally Posted by steeljack
Maybe the idea of exporting democracy is a good idea , I seem to remember that Iran was a secular democracy during the 50s (under Prime Minister Mossedeq) until it was overturned during a CIA sponsered coup which re-installed the Shah, any wonder the Iranians distrust the U S,
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Yup, regime change sure seems to work well! Civil war in Iraq, and a lovely Islamist government in Iran.
Seems to me that the US did best in the countries where someone else (the USSR) had caused regime change - Poland, Hungary, etc.! Small wonder - folks don't like foreign powers messing with their governments.
Probably the best way to export democracy is to do our best to live up to the ideals expressed in our governing documents and show the world how well democracy works here.