The United States should not be supporting dictators anywhere in the world no matter what the military or other advantages might be to the US. The people of each country have the right to choose their government regardless if it is a government we like or not. Our form of government is a democracy. But the people of other countries may want something different. We should allow each country to form the kind of government that the people want regardless of whether we like it or not, or whether they hate us or not. We should allow countries to reach their natural cultural state. If we do, and at the same time support the principle of freedom for all, then we may earn some goodwill instead of the hate we experience now with the policies we have had. But at the same time we have to resist aggression of one country against others, and expansionist regimes as we have in the past. Yes, we might lose some military bases, but if the people of a country don't want our military in their country, we should leave. If they do want us then we should stay. Let our policy be based on freedom and democracy for peoples, not on a policy of fear and the support of dictators under the assumption that it gives us some sort of strategic advantage. I believe that if the Middle East, for example is allowed to reach its natural cultural balance, for the most part there will be less tension and less potential for war in the region. We will still have to protect some countries when they are threatened of course. But even the need for protection in some cases may be less due to lower tensions. Let the Middle East stabilize of its own accord with the US supporting freedom and democracy, not dictators! Write and call your Congressmen if you agree with me.
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