weapons in order to kill civilians Syria is probably a country you call 'progressive' in that it allows Iran to control its foreign policy. It would appear - as usual - that the Left is out of touch of what ordinary people think. Compared to Kuwait, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia etc it is. But your problem doesn't seem to be with these dictatorships? So in your mind dictaorships are ok if its a puppet Shah type figure. If the americas loved democracy so much they wouldn't have engineered a cup in order to get a favourable oil deal for Britain. The "liberated " Iraq Christians didn't go to Sauidi or Israel they went to "axix of Israel" Syria. "ordianry people" probably think that as long as we control a ME dictator it is ok and if he is not on our side it is "evil". Just because most people think this doesn't make it right. If most people think we should control the middle east and undermine their right to self determination it doesn't make it right. If you think thats forcing my opinion on others then so be it. You just want the west to dominate the mid east. not worried about controlling them at all, but Kuwait and Bahrain etc are not bombing Israel through proxies as is Syria. Perhaps in your world I am supposed to support those who want to kill me out of some kind of guilt complex? The world is made up different interests. Western