In 1954, Iran was a fully fuctional democracy. The CIA took a few million bucks, a few guys, and overthrew that government and put a dictator in charge. This was all done without one single US soldier putting his boots on the ground there.
The same thing could have been done in Iraq, and most certainly in Afghanistan. It would have been far cheaper in both of terms of blood and treasure. Of course, this method wouldn't have worked, if you were intending on stealing that region's oil supplies.
Nobody wants to live under a dictatorship. It is only natural that everyone wants to be free. The smart thing would have been to secretly back pro-democratic movements throughout the Middle East. Of course, if these nations were democracies, then radical Muslim terrorist groups would have less say, as they would lose their legitimacy. But it's also a lot easier to bribe one guy then millions to steal a nation's oil.
Capitalism has a firm grip on the Middle East and will have it as long as the people there embrace religion as a way to govern. Capitalism thrives on stupidity. There is no god.
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