When are our dear leaders going to grow a pair? Grrrr...

[johncar54]

OK, so the good guys in the world should police / control the bad guys.

Just one big problem, who are the good guys and who are the bad ones?

And, if its not obvious to all, remember all governments manipulate the 'truth' to suit themselves. What 'the public' get to hear can be very one-sided. One man's freedom fighter is another man's terrorist.

For those who think 'we' (whoever that maybe) should impose our good values on others, what should have happened in the Philippines when it appeared the President was stealing the country's money and shipping to Switzerland? Not I hope that a benign country should have invaded the Philippines to 'protect' the people!

(Please note I am only mentioning the Philippines as of course we can all identity with the country).

[ukgangster]

who think 'we' (whoever that maybe) should impose our good values on others.

This is why I think the US/UK is probably hated in some parts of the world, too much meddling in other countries affairs, not just now, but also in the past. You can't blame Iran for holding grudges against the US/UK.

From Wikipedia:

"In 1953 the United States played a significant role in orchestrating the overthrow of Iran's popular Prime Minister, Mohammed Massadegh. The Eisenhower Administration believed its actions were justified for strategic reasons; but the coup was clearly a setback for Iran's political development. And it is easy to see now why many Iranians continue to resent this intervention by America in their internal affairs."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammad_Reza_Pahlavi

Seems like our leaders just don't learn from history.

Now the current President of Iran may or may not have been "elected", however its not up to either us or anyone else but the Iranians themselves to decide the fate of their own country.