However, what is wrong with it? Our newspapers cry out for understanding.
What have you learned about the Middle East (particularly arabs) since 9/11? The US govt knows that the Middle East is on the verge of "revolution", much like the Iranian revolution of 1979. The Arab govts(like Egypt, Jordon, S.Arabia among others), toe the US line, but the people dont. All authoritarian "govts". We toot our own horn about how we're a freedom loving nation etc. But not when it comes to others whom we can exploit. When I say "we" I'm referring not to ordinary citizens like you, but the big oil companies. If there was democracy in the ME tomorrow, do you think we would be paying a $1.50 a gallon for our SUVs? Selective freedom is hypocrisy. We supposedly went to Afghanistan to "liberate" them. This is what is we have done there . Oh that's right, there's that pipeline that's been in the planning for God knows how many years, it must've slipped my mind .

It's an attempt at damage control(and a lousy one at that), for undermining Democratic govts for the past 40 years in the ME.