George Will considers what it will take to build a democracy in Iraq. I've thought about this before, how blessed (lucky, for you atheists) the United States has been. I've only recently begun to realize the debt we owe to our founding fathers. Other nations have adopted constitutions similar to ours, only to succumb to coups of one kind or another. France is a good example. Apparently it has never overcome the idea of a natural aristocracy, which is why so many Frenchman are offended by the kind of people America elects as its leaders.