People supported and defended Germany in both world wars with similar claims -its enemies were corrupt, illegitimate nations, inefficient, wasteful, etc.
People supported the NVA and even North Koreans in their wars of conquest.
When I was in the Army there was one guy in my unit defending Saddam Hussein’s right to invade and annex Kuwait.
People can say what they want imo. There’s plenty of tyranny to go around.
There are other platforms available to him to spout his anti-Western nonsense.
Did your Army guy call on Saddam to shoot Kuwait’s like rabid dogs?