You have to look at the history of the Middle East in particular. It has been one of failure and frustration of feudalism and tribalism.
A durable long-term U.S.-China strategic relationship is even more important...
The Soviet Union did not achieve victory over the West so was my information...
We did not go to war in Afghanistan or in Iraq to quote 'impose democracy.' We went to war in both places because we saw those regimes as a threat to the United States.
