[peteram]

Japan? Island nation we forcefully occupied and forced a constitution upon.

And they're doing quite well from an economic and global commerce standpoint as a result. Took Germany quite a few years to get up and running after WWII as well. Iraq as a full functioning democratic state won't happen in a matter of a few years. But it WILL happen.

[Shermy]

“But it WILL happen.”

Well, yeah, some day.