“For about a century American policy supported dictators until we suddenly supported the so-called Arab Spring. That has caused much more death and starvation than any Middle Eastern dictator you can name.”
Excellent point. After seeing all the death, destruction, brutality, and chaos in the Middle East after the overthrow of Saddam Hussein and Muammar Gaddafi, and attempted overthrow of Assad, you see that certain peoples need a tough dictator to rein in their most brutish proclivities.
And Hosni Mubarak of Egypt.