I Know Ron Paul Is Not Very Popular Here, But...

[Bebek Sincap Ratatosk]

Hm.  Valid points, all.

I suppose I was thinking more narrowly, as in, "If the leaders of Egypt, Tunisia, et al were such dictators, why were we supporting their regime?"

*points at our entire history as a nation*

Though to be fair, the first bit of our history was pretty isolationist and "exporting democracy" wasn't anything we were interested in. If Egypt had a dictator that was Egypt's problem. However, since WWI, we've made it pretty clear we will fucking anything if it gets us ahead somehow. Dictators, Revolutions, Patsies, Puppets and Bogymen... its all good if it's to the short term benefit of the US.

[The Good Reverend Roger]

Hm.  Valid points, all.

I suppose I was thinking more narrowly, as in, "If the leaders of Egypt, Tunisia, et al were such dictators, why were we supporting their regime?"

*points at our entire history as a nation*

Though to be fair, the first bit of our history was pretty isolationist and "exporting democracy" wasn't anything we were interested in. If Egypt had a dictator that was Egypt's problem. However, since WWI, we've made it pretty clear we will fucking anything if it gets us ahead somehow. Dictators, Revolutions, Patsies, Puppets and Bogymen... its all good if it's to the short term benefit of the US.

For real fun, look at our history between 1865 and 1918.