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Originally Posted by dalakhani
Rupert-
Do me a favor and PLEASE keep posting on this topic. Your replies make for rather easy fodder. Thank you!
First of all, the US supplied BOTH sides of that little war. Surely youve heard of the whole Iran- Contra deal which nearly got a president impeached and caused one Oliver North to gain a sudden case of amnesia. The US supplied both sides so that they could kill each other off. Yes- The altruistic motives of the US government at its very best.
Basically you are saying that the US empowered and supplied a genocidal, tyrannical despot as the "lesser of two evils" so that we could maintain political control? What about the "freedom" of the Iraqi people that our troops are dying for every day? Was that "freedom" not important then?
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As Arl Jim said, "It's not possible for the US to be a one stop solution for every despotic regime. Foreign policy has to be pragmatic using policies crafted specifically for each individual situation."
I agree with Arl Jim 100% on this. I think this ansewrs your question as to why the US supports dictators when it suits them. We play the cards that are dealt us. I think it's that simple.
You made a sarcastic comment about the US government being altruistic. We may not always be altruistic but we are a helluva lot more altruistic than any other country in the world. We provide more aid all around the world than any other country.
You seem to have a lot of questions and criticisms about US foreign policy, but you don't seem to have any answers.
Anyway, US foreign policy with regard to Israel is not going to change. Israel has great bi-partisan support in Congress as it should. I know you'd like to see us support terrorists or "freedom fighters" as you would call them, but that won't be happening any time soon.