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BENZ-LGB · #6 09-12-2008, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by davidmash

I don't think we should support Saudi Arabia, Iran under the Shaw, Chile under Pinochet (sp?), Egypt, Jordan, Haiti, Uganda, Columbia ... just to name a few. What is one more dictator among friends of the US. Not like we have a reputation to maintain or anything.

I don't think that Pakistan is ruled by a dictator. I think they just had elections. So that is not the question.

The question is directed more at whether we should tolerate habits in our allies that we ourselves consider to be border-line barbaric. There is no direct governemnt action involved here (other than looking in the other direction and getting some local cops to help out).

I am asking about supporting the government of a country that tolerates the kind of behavior described in the article. Should our stated goals of diversity and inclusion extend to these kinds of practices.

That is all I would like to know.

How does everyone feel about that?

BTW You got Pinochet right, but you got the Shah wrong.