re: Most of the time, it's double standards
Why are there dictators who are allies one day and the worst enemy, the next?
Saddam was the western rempart against Islamist expansion from Iran.
Then, he wanted to take over Kuwait and got signals from the then US embassador that the US wouldn't interfere, and he invaded Kuwait. It's only then that he became demonized, because that behavior was so contrary to basic international laws.
Raoul
