why america support non democratic regims ?

more than 2 million demonstrators now in the cairo city in egypt
shouting for mubarak to step down
but america still support his rtegime & neglect people's will
my question is, why america only support non democratic regims in the world ?

America doesn't support only non-democratic governments, rather, it supports non-democratic governments who agree to line themselves up with US interests.

Mr. Invisible said:

America doesn't support only non-democratic governments, rather, it supports non-democratic governments who agree to line themselves up with US interests.

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Yep, this basically. Of course I don't see why supporting democracy is what America always does.

Your Star said:

Of course I don't see why supporting democracy is what America always does.

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Because democracy can work against you, and your interests, oddly enough.

If the people decide... "we don't want a US base here"

Well guess what, the democratic government of that country has an obligation to reflect the will of the people, and disallow the US from keeping a base in the country.

Things like these, whereas if you have a dictator, give him a little dosh, maybe a few tanks, he doesn't mind a US base on his soil... + America likes consistency, which is what a dictator provides, unless he goes ape**** crazy, they'll always know what to expect...

Jetboogieman said:

Because democracy can work against you, and your interests, oddly enough.

If the people decide... "we don't want a US base here"

Well guess what, the democratic government of that country has an obligation to reflect the will of the people, and disallow the US from keeping a base in the country.

Things like these, whereas if you have a dictator, give him a little dosh, maybe a few tanks, he doesn't mind a US base on his soil... + America likes consistency, which is what a dictator provides, unless he goes ape**** crazy, they'll always know what to expect...

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There's some truth to this, but overall, we as a country support dictators in very difficult countries because it benefits us - plain and simple. We supported Mubarak because he upheld the treaty with Israel and was decidedly secular in his rule as well as puchased weapons and trade with the U.S. with little flack. For this, we forgave him his heavy handedness in his rule of his people and humanitarian issues because politically, economically it was advantageous to us. Same reason we support Saddam for so long ... Democracy's certainly are more difficult to manage, but then again, we have to be more fair and not expect to get as much in return - more diplomatic so to speak. Whereas with totalitarian states - we use tried and true CIA, back channels, and secret agreements which the U.S. has perfected since the close of WWII and I think our Government is very comfortable with that as it's fairly predictable.

the ugly face of america is obvious now during egypitian demonstrations ,cold response toward the event.
from now on ,america should never say that it encoureges democracy in the world.

The US abandoned Mubarak, what are you talking about?

bangkok2010 said:

more than 2 million demonstrators now in the cairo city in egypt
shouting for mubarak to step down
but america still support his rtegime & neglect people's will
my question is, why america only support non democratic regims in the world ?

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A revolution is messy business.

The U.S. will support what is generally considered the most stable friendly regime. Stability is what keeps the Suez Canal operating and keeps U.S. interests happy with their investments in the region. Any slight disruption with the Suez Canal will spark an energy crisis in the U.S. If Mubarak can control his people without disruption to oil flow through the canal, then America will be silently for it. If the protests become widespread and affect the canal at any level, the U.S. will become much, much louder on this issue. The current administration can't afford an energy crisis in an economy like the one we live in today.

Also, the Egyptian protests may spark similar other uprising that affect oil production in other countries in the Middle East. This has investors anxious. This is evidenced by the fact that the price of a barrel of crude oil rose by $0.45on Friday alone.

The US does support dictatorships in Africa and the Middle-east, when we think it benefits us. We supported the Government in Egypt for a couple of decades and now that there were protests, we took a step back and allowed it to play out. The US will continue to support dictatorships whenever we think it's in our interest to do so.

Mubarak made peace with Israel and kept the Islamofascists in their place. He did plenty of bad stuff too.

No one is all good or all bad, and the demonstrations in Egypt are not as simple as quest for democracy. Not by a long shot.