But is it much more dangerous now in Iraq, than it was before the invasion?
As if they got a govt like not having any at all?
Methinks the present can be found in the roots of the cause. First the Americans won the cold war, then the war of those who have and those who have not fueled terrorism. In the 1990s the richer the Western Nations became the further behind the Middle East was left. Clinton's cruise missiles did nothing to deter terrorism in the Middle East. Then we had 9/11.
The purpose of President George W Bush's Iraqi invasion was to replace Saddam's regime with a modern style of democracy. The plan was to convert the entire region to the expected stability and benefits a modern consumption led democracy would otherwise provide. This in turn would provide the necessary growth and a template to the rest of the Islamic world the development they sought.
The question is Can modern democracy be integrated with the current Islamic way of life in the Middle East? Is it working?