We grow on people

60% of Iraqis don't want U.S. forces to leave. Maybe they should make friends with Israel.

Seriously, I don't think they've had enough time to get democracy ingrained. This short period of self-governance may be remembered as a short glimpse of freedom. Let's hope not. They should start hanging corrupt politicians. That might make an impression. We just seem to reelect ours.

We probably don't realize how important the stamp George Washington left on the U.S. was. It took over 125 years before anybody ran for more than two terms as president.