And I just realized I'm speaking with those whose history goes back no further than 1941, a common disease found within 'conservatives' these days
Japan's first constitution - 1881
Again my statement stands. Japan and Germany both had experience with representative forms of government before WWII. Perhaps not our form but a form of representative government.
Can't you see? Iraq is exactly like Japan! That is why the war is so successful and our president is so popular.