- Iraq & Afghanistan remain in the worst 10 despite the world's effort to "install" democracy (aka a puppet regime).

And they doubt that the United States has a viable strategy to secure and rebuild the country, let alone successfully install democracy.

"First of all, it's in our back yard," he said, before stressing the need to protect Americans living here and his desire to install democracy.

They speak of installing democracy as easily as if it were a device for the living room.

During the two days following the coup, thousands of people demonstrated in the streets to support the military government and its stated intention of installing democracy.

This protest is part of a larger, fast-growing crusade by pro-democracy forces in Thailand to end military rule and install true democracy.

As a matter of current practical relevance, we cannot install democracy in Latin America.

But I am not of the opinion that we can do all of that merely by installing democracy.

America cannot install democracy, and people will not accept the presence of foreigners.

If the objective of this war was to install democracy in Libya, then - at best - this is not even the work in progress yet.