I think it's just a natural progression of people wanting to be free of tyranny. And once freedom is eventually achieved people gradually get complacent and end up being controlled by tyrants again because of their own apathy. Iraq had as much to do with creating more hatred of the west as it did with instilling the idea of removing tyrants, probably more. As I write this, my son is on his way to a six month deployment in Kuwait, not a bad place to be in that region, but how long will that last or how quickly will he be sent to a "crisis" nearby?