[quote][i]If[/i] we invaded after we were done we would probably occupy the Middle East for at least a hundred years to try and reshape their society, believe it or not there was a time where the Middle East was peaceful within the past hundred years [spoiler]And we have done this before, we occupied Japan after WWII for a long time (don't remember how long) and helped make the country become a democracy instead of an empire[/spoiler][/quote] Sounds like exactly what theyre doing. And its obviously not working.