Here is a premise:
Even when Realpolitik led the United States to side with dictators and oppressors, it was in the service of maximizing democracy and human rights in the world at large--a goal we in fact achieved.

Here is a hypothesis:
Realpolitik encouraged people to side with the dictators through an elaborate ad campaign.

Is it possible to conclude that if the premise is true, then so is the hypothesis?
it is not possible to tell