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Originally posted by wonderwench
It was an unfortunate aspect of the Cold War that we aligned ourselves with totalitarian despots. It is, however, quite easy to condemn those alliances with the advantage of 20-20 hindsight. At the time, the spread of Communism was viewed as a more serious threat.
I agree that some liberal groups have been vocal about the horrors and atrocities commited by despotic regimes - but sadly, many of the so-called liberal leadership and media are not among them.
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We aligned ourselves with despots long before the cold war, and we've continued to align ourselves after the fall of the Soviets. What we've seen is the triumph of realpolitick over ideology. Bush gave foreign aid to the Taliban pre 9-11 and Clinton wasn't shy about cozying up to butchers, either. Neither side is very concerned with the suffering of others around the globe. Our leaders aren't above using that suffering as a convenient smoke screen, though.
Edit: and to get back to the point of my previous response, you should use caution when accusing "liberals" of actions that your own side is guilty of.