Fifty years ago, people were saying that the Koreans were incapable of democracy, that Rhee's regime was a dictatorship etc. But South Korea has proved such views wrong. That said, I have less faith in the Arabs because of their religion. It is strongly resistant to modern ideas. The best we can hope is an Islamic Republic that is not hostile to the United States.
"The best we can hope is an Islamic Republic that is not hostile to the United States."
Name one or more of those.
Name any islamic republics not hostile to things non-islamic?
Bottom line: The double whammy of arab and islamic means small chance for modern, civil democratic society, at peace within and without.