You seem to have missed the point.
It wasn't at all clear that the folks there might even want democracy. The fact that a good number of 'em voted (and at least some of those folks must have felt that they were taking a definite risk to do so) indicates (to me) that some number of 'em might actually want some kind of democratic system (democratic in very loose terms here, not "US system" but simply that those who govern are in some way responsible to the governees).
No magic turning point. No expectation that all will be well (could all be totally lost, and, given our lack of preparation to deal with the country after a successful invasion, I'm not at all convinced that it won't be lost). Certainly no expectation that the life of an average person there is going to be any better tomorrow than it was the day before yesterday.
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