Mossadegh, Iran, And Democracy Plus 60

60 fucking years.  We're godsdamned geniuses.  So, we watch Egypt, Syria, Iran, Iraq, Palestine, the Professor and Mary Ann and know somewhere in our heart of hearts that we are responsible.  We wasted three generations of democracy in the middle east because we are as evil as we are stupid.  What would the world look like if we had been a wiser empire?