To add to Ken's observation, that time does pass and if luck holds, things do get better. The Korea of 1960 and the Chile of 1974 did transition into the what they are today.

I don't have any of my books with me but if memory serves, the Mexican Gov took a number of years after the Revolution of 1910-1920 to fully consolidate its' power. A lot of accommodations had to be made. Perhaps something similar will happen in Iraq.