what hypocricy.
2006-12-30 02:21:18 · 10 answers · asked by sam 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
he committed those crimes and they looked the other way, when they were using him.
2006-12-30 02:27:28 · update #1
There are pictures of Cheney and Saddam shaking hands and smiling when he was our ally. But fickle american govt tends to support many horrible dictatorships, like pinochet, we helped him overthrow a democratically elected president, much like we are trying to do apparently in Venezuela even though the marxist leaning president there was democratically elected. We like to say we support democracy, but only when it is in our interest. Our leadership says we support Israel because it is the only democracy in the middle east, yet more than 50% of its citizens are prohibited from voting--you must be jewish to vote, the palestinian citizens, who have israeli citizenship, cannot participate.
2006-12-30 03:24:19 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, the lesser of two evils. That's how it works in the really real world where bad men don't vanish just because you ignore tham.
2006-12-30 10:26:50 · answer #2 · answered by Rich B 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, but the US administration does not support people because they are good guys. they support those who can help further the US cause (as does every other government). this is the reality.
2006-12-30 10:25:57 · answer #3 · answered by owara l 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Our government supports all kinds of despicable individuals.
2006-12-30 10:24:00 · answer #4 · answered by Ben R 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think he was ever a good guy, but he hadn't shown his true colors to the world yet.
2006-12-30 10:23:49 · answer #5 · answered by Lisa R 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As Truman said of Batista "He's a bastard, but he's OUR bastard."
Supporting bastards ALWAYS gets the US in trouble, yet the US govt does it again and again, and is still doing it now.
2006-12-30 10:41:24 · answer #6 · answered by sudonym x 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sorry now Musharraf is the best friend. Let us see his fate tomorrow.
2006-12-30 10:48:57 · answer #7 · answered by adraya 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no he's always been a real fuc-knut
2006-12-30 10:23:26 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The enemy of our enemy is our friend.
2006-12-30 10:32:11 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
blame bush fer it.
2006-12-30 10:22:53 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋