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Originally posted by Food Eater Lad
Yes, we didnt have any success building Japan or Germany into prosperous nations.
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Number of countries to which the U.S. sent troops between 1900 and 1993 for the purpose of establishing democracy : 14
Number that were democracies ten years after the withdrawal of U.S. forces : 4
Source: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (Washington)
( http://www.harpers.org/harpers-index...03-08-01&src=1)
i guess it was beginners luck... 
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— Albert Einstein
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