For those who hope a war could have positive consequences…

" A secret report from the US state department pours cold water on the "domino" theory of democratic change in the Arab world - the idea, promoted by Bush administration hawks, that removing Saddam Hussein from power in Iraq could set off a flourishing of democracy throughout the region.

Huge economic and social obstacles would make political change "difficult to achieve for a very long time", the report says, casting doubt on one of the key justifications President George Bush has cited for an attack on Iraq.

"Liberal democracy would be difficult to achieve," and even if electoral systems were introduced, anti-American feeling runs so strong that they could well elect radical Islamic governments hostile to Washington, according to the report, which was leaked to the Los Angeles Times.
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,914572,00.html

The positive results are: saddam (the iraqi idiot) will no longer be in power. As a result of that, the sanctions against Iraq will be lifted, and the country will be turned around from the hellish regime they've been forced to live under for many, many years. Money and supplies of every sort will again flow into the country. Democracy will be a long time coming, to be sure, but it will arrive.

In this region - democracy can also open the door to radicals. I doubt US style democracy will flourish, but whatever occurs will be better than what they have right now. Iraq is a potentially very rich nation - it's not an afghanistan, and they do have an intellectual class - so I think with freedom of expression only good things can occur.