Democracy in the World

In the last four years there have been many new democracies created, which is obviously good news for America and the world. One might think that Iraq and Afghanistan are the two best examples of this new trend, and justification for the huge nation-building expenses the Bush administration has spent. However the democratic progress these nations have made pales in comparison to some others, such as Ukraine, Georgia, and Serbia, that have made their transitions non-violently and without overt foreign interference. It does indeed seem that Ameria's dollars would be better spent on democracy and civil society promoting programs to provoke a democratic revolution from within, than by invading autocratic nations outright.