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So in theory yes, we could do away with the first amendment and amend all the articles about the president so that he'd be appointed by the southern baptists, or the pope, or whoever.
Back to the original question, theres a lot of academic research that says that thats exactly what will happen. Most Iraqis hate Israel and what America does in the region, so a democratically elected government would probablly do the same thing. Unless of course we put in a clause in their constitution that says "you have to like America." Think the Platt amendment for early 20th century Cuba.
An interesting counterpoint: In Iran, probablly the most democratic country in the region, the elected officials are more liberal then the un-elected religious dictators. Of course even in Iran the elected officials can't to squat, but maybe its a sign that a true Muslim democracy would be more liberal then we all think.
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