MSNBC’s Russert: Is the West ‘Better Off’ With Dictators in Middle East?

connor.williams | June 19, 2014
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Reacting to the announcement from President Obama that the United States will be sending approximately 300 special forces to Iraq in non-combat “advisor” roles, the panel on MSNBC’s The Cycle was skeptical that the move would accomplish anything significant. It’s fair to say that the panel was not exactly erring on the side of more intervention, however.

After reading a quote from Time magazine which pointed out that many dictators in the Middle East have argued that only their oppressive measures could quell the tension between Sunnis and Shiites, guest host Luke Russert asked “After what's happened in Iraq, Libya, Egypt, Syria, is it fair to say the West was better off with dictators?”

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