Romney's plan is still in use across the country as Obamacare :)

The Arab spring was more grassroots than most imperial interventions, so it is hard for me to see it as "us." The whole lead from behind idea was to provide leadership without "interfering."

It had flaws, but it did provide hope to people which was my point. Unlike the imperialist invasion of Iraq, which provided little hope the people themselves would decide anything.