Yeah basically those wars have shown that unless the locals want democracy and you are willing to suppress all rebellion with an iron fist (like USA in Japan) t

Yeah basically those wars have shown that unless the locals want democracy and you are willing to suppress all rebellion with an iron fist (like USA in Japan) then as soon as you leave, if you even win, it will go back to the way it was before just under a new dictator. It just seems like some societies just don't care if they're run by a dictator. Sure some will rise up but it's usually no more than a few percent.