Hypocrisy and U.S. Policy

Syria and a number of other countries, Bahrain and Yemen for example, are cracking down and killing innocent civilians.  You'd think the U.S. would be up in arms to try to save these protesters for democracy.  Nope!  Silence and an indifferent look is all these folks are getting.  The U.S. speaks of democracy but only in as much as it aligns with its policies.  As soon as "democracy" clashes with the U.S.'s interests—not principles—any dictator or brutal regime will do!  The list is long where the U.S. cozies up with brutal thugs—Saddam Hussein in Iraq and Suharto in Indonesia—to name a couple (for a few more check this Salon article).  So the next time you hear "freedom, democracy and liberty" from the U.S. the words "propaganda" and Machiavellian should also come to mind.