Stop the spread of Democracy?

There has been a pretty startling amount of democracy insemination in the world lately. What with Condoleeza Rice's missions to Asia, the invasion of two middle-eastern countries, and an overall sense of "Free Man's Burden" in the news (http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/12/technology/12filter.html).

Is this expected from a country with a ripened Constitution and a head of pride, or is there a little more than meets the eye to all our worry? Is it the zest of freedom that's leading the country to this, or is it financial gain that's leading the government?

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Well... I might just disagree with you. But I gotta explain myself first.

premise0: democracy is an adjective to describe an organizing process, NOT a complete description of a style of organization.

...that is to say, many things are democratic, but have no other similarities. ALL that is meant by democratic, is that participants have a say in the policies of their system of organization.

premise1: freedom is defined as the ability to choose which of the available options you embark upon.

conclusion: therefore, in non-democratic systems of organization, there is no freedom. It's simply definitional. If you don't have a say in the policies of the system which organizes your behavior, then you are not free.

I hold all these things to be true. Obviously you do not. How so?