What is the fine-grained topic of the following text: With North Africa and the Middle East experiencing massive popular movements for more democratic political systems, where does Iraq stand after nearly 8 years of a U.S.-led war justified, in part, by claims of "bringing democracy to the Middle East"? Only return the topic.
The democratic situation in Iraq after the U.S.-led war in the context of popular democratic movements in North Africa and the Middle East.