Earlier Arab Spring

What if the Arab Spring (or some equivalent) had occured earlier in history (i.e. 10-20 years earlier)? How could this be achieved earlier? How would it change from OTL? (i.e. if it occurs in the 1980s do the Soviets intervene in Syria? Does the United States intervene in Libya?)
 
What if the Arab Spring (or some equivalent) had occured earlier in history (i.e. 10-20 years earlier)? How could this be achieved earlier? How would it change from OTL? (i.e. if it occurs in the 1980s do the Soviets intervene in Syria? Does the United States intervene in Libya?)

Maybe the US goes for real democracy in Iraq after 2003 and actually achieves to covince the Iraqi population of the good of American occupation.

Then, the spark of democracy spreads to Syria, the rest of Arabia and possibly even Iran.
 
Maybe the US goes for real democracy in Iraq after 2003 and actually achieves to covince the Iraqi population of the good of American occupation.

Then, the spark of democracy spreads to Syria, the rest of Arabia and possibly even Iran.

And also rainbows and puppies spread throughout the universe, etc...
 
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