That's something that's always struck me as hypocritical of U.S. foreign policy regarding totalitarian dictatorships-
As long as its not an anti-U.S. (or Socialist/Communist/Marxist/Maoist) regime, it's OK by us. It doesn't matter how undemocratic or brutal a regime is, as long as its in our camp. The current government in Yemen is a pretty good example, as was the Mubarek regime in Egypt up until quite recently.
Heaven forbid a country actually democratically elects a government that is not pro-U.S./capitalist... they used to end up like Allende in Chile. I think we've gotten a little less hypocritical in the last quarter century, but not by much.
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