One of President Bush's best ideas (IMO) is that we need to stop doing that. We support Democracy wherever it can be found. We disavow dictators wherever they may be. This is good -- morally good, of course, but also I think it is politically good.
The one exception (sigh) seems to be China. They are so big. They manufacture so much, so cheaply. We just don't want to declare them to be unacceptable.
I fear that we are making a mistake. We can look back at the Cold War and feel embarassment ("I can't believe we supported that guy!") but we're still doing it today.
Completely agree. Plus it appears that it is causing them to ignore a rising national security threat...and refuse to acknowledge squarely some very disturbing strategic positioning by China in our own hemisphere....not to mention these:
