Jacob,
Supporting every despot, Emir, King, tyrant, warlord, who will call himself pro-American. And looking the other way, at their torture, autocracy, their suppression of every freedom of expression.
What exactly are you discussing here? Apart from Afghanistan and Iraq - tell me a county where we have deposed a leader, supported a despot etc. as achange in policy from previous administrations.
Or are you discussing Liberia? Do you really want Charles Taylor in power?
A review of any newswire reports would show that we are applying direct pressure against tyrants in Zimbabwe, Liberia, Iraq, Iran, North Korea, Sudan and Afghanistan. Some are just further along than others.
As far as Kuwait and the Saudi's go - they have lots to do to be free societies, but they are not Cuba or North Korea by any means. Show me the mass graves.
On Israel - I agree we could be more even handed, but I also think you are buying into a lot of Palestinian propoganda. Lots of claims and no video - hard to believe in this day and age.
John |
