Rich Lemert wrote:

And just how stable is this democracy going to be, when (1) the
population has essentially no experience in running a democracy, (2)
they have essentially no stake in the formation of that democracy (since
it is, in essence, being imposed upon them, rather than being something
they've earned), and (3) are part of a culture where there is a
significant faction that seriously believes a democracy is blasphemy
because it is not a theocracy based on "the true word".

You forgot (4) The US really doesn't want a democracy there.

Consider: A real democracy would rapidly devolve into a shiite theocracy.
They're the majority, after all.

What the US wants to see is somewhat more complex, and very poorly
explained: a nation-state where religion is kept as far out of government
as possible, and the rights of the minorities are protected so strictly
that a "tyranny of the majority" cannot effectively occur.

That the current administration needs to push this is just one of too many
ironies.

- Andrew