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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So, even if a non-democratic society, just by randomly flipping coins, ends up just /granting/ you any or all of the freedoms you would otherwise get in a democratic society (minus the pesky voting thing, of course), you still wouldn't consider it a true 'freedom' because you don't get to say you want it?  I'm sorry if I don't quite understand your position...