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==In recent years==

==In recent years==

Before the 2003 [[Iraq war]], [[neoconservative]] theorists suggested that a liberated [[Iraq]] could be a vanguard of [[democracy]]. A democratic Iraq would lead to the fall of authoritarian rulers in neighboring states, and the spread of democracy throughout the Middle East. This has sometimes been called the "democratic domino theory" or the "reverse domino theory."

Before the 2003 [[Iraq war]], [[neoconservative]] theorists suggested that a liberated [[Iraq]] could be a vanguard of [[democracy]]. A democratic Iraq would lead to the fall of authoritarian rulers in neighboring states, and the spread of democracy throughout the Middle East. This has sometimes been called the "democratic domino theory" or the "reverse domino theory." Thus far, it doesn't appear to be working.

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