case of iraq. you could remove saddam hussein and leaf leave which i believe would've been a false choice you grab some general and oppose them with absolute authority. basically treating one dictator for another. you attempt to secure the country and build institutions that can support a more participatory pluralistic intolerant governing structure. they tackled this extraordinary task with great passion and commitment sacrificing much with their efforts going unnoticed as a situation worsened do it to the rise of al qaeda in iraq. unfortunately a government that is the mission went on often failed to aggressively defend its own policy. the issue of competing