Parallel with that, they set out to rebuild the economy and create a new and sturdy institutional framework; the Constitution created by a broad-based group of civilian experts, including two former presidents, is, by far, the most functional in Chilean history.
In our venture into Iraq we are banking heavily on being able to beat the post-Allende Chilean timetable by an order of magnitude. And we are being told by the French to accomplish that in a matter of weeks!Indeed, it remains in force 13 years after Pinochet voluntarily relinquished power to an elected government. The economy has made Chile the envy of all of Latin America. Altogether, the Chilean revolution of 1973 was the most successful in Latin American history.
It also was the least bloody of any major revolution. And it also is the most reviled. But that would be a story for another day.
Bush is trying to convert Iraq from a North Korea to a Canada. But I guess he can forget about winning a Nobel Peace Prize even, or especially, if he succeeds . . .
The Nobel Peace Prize is not worth having. It was long ago compromised by the choices for previous winners, Lee Duc Tho, Yassir Arafat, Jimmy Carter, etc.