Many advocates of Iraq war saw the toppling of Saddam as only the first step in the process of building a new regional order that would replace Arab dictatorship with US-friendly democratic governments.
The unintended boost to Iran and Al Qaeda clearly showed the limits of US ability to reshape the Middle Eastern political map through military intervention.
When the push for democratization came in the shape of the Arab Spring in 2011, it happened on the back of homegrown, popular uprisings. Washington could do little to protect its allies in Egypt and Tunisia, and the outcome of this process on US regional influence remains wildly uncertain.
The trust in the US policies has diminished greatly as a result of the disoriented, misguided policies that started with the take down of Iraq, US action in Libya and then action in Syria.
With Millions of refugees, hundreds of thousands civilians killed, and the continue destruction of the region, where are those who got paid to give such an advise?
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