Egyptians Storm Israeli Embassy

[Winner]

I'm not getting the focus on Iran. It is as much a dictatorship as those old Baathist dictators we so lovingly supported as they brutaly put down insurrections or invaded neighboring countries. The only functional difference I can see is that we managed to convince ourselves that the old Baathist dictators were good because of a reason I honestly cannot figure out.

Who was convinced they were "good"? Name one person of significance.

As I see it, everyone knew they were/are authoritarian bastards. We were just willing to overlook that fact as far as they were not directly opposed to Western interests. Heck, we were willing to put up with Gaddafi's insolence and insanity after he promised to stop supporting terrorists and normalize relations with the West.

 

[Ajidica]

Who was convinced they were "good"?

Reagan, Thatcher, basicaly anyone in the West who tried to portray Saddam as the innocent party in the Iran-Iraq War.