How many people do we have worldwide?
Well, that's about how many people have opinions of their own.
But not many are on the Internet or get their articles posted in a newspaper, or even less get on TV.
Just because Bush is President, doesn't mean he's God, but a lot of people sure think he has maniacal tendencies. And they're a little timid about backing up Mr. Six Guns from Texas.

Hussein is a BIG problem. But we DID do business with him awhile back. Remember? When Iran was our "enemy", we were selling and training Iraq with tools for the business of terror.
And the same with the Taliban. They got their last check from the US in May of 2001, just a few months shy of 9/11.
And we warned the FBI and the CIA off of the Saudi nationalists that had terrorist ties, for "diplomatic" reasons. (Read my lips.........oil pipelines, Texas family business.)
Oh how we change our loyalties!
We can arm someone to the teeth, provide them with training to get where we want to go (someone else's resources), and then declare them EVIL when they spit in our face.

Oh Tom, there are plenty of nasty dictators all around the world.
Just WHAT are we going to do with them?
Try and take away their loaded guns?
Or negotiate?