I realize you find the concepts of sacrifice and noble gestures a bit foreign.
Iraqis are now free to determine their future without the oppression and bloodthirsty policies of a genocidal dictator to hobble them.
I know that cuts you to the bone -- the idea that
those fcuking Americans are far more forward-thinking, progressive and hold a wider global view than you ever will. But hey, you must be used to it by now.
When democracy takes hold in the ME we might start seeing other countries having a taste. The region could well rise from it's current decay and join the US among the ranks of the world's leaders. Sadly, I doubt if your leaders are up to the challenge.
