A "grand collection of bastards"

A "grand collection of bastards": " ... 'yes. But remember: they're our bastards!'

Contributor: 'YYC'

It Ain't Just Mubarak -- 7 of the Worst Dictators the U.S. Is Backing to the Hilt
From Saudi Arabia to Uzbekistan to Chad, the U.S. keeps some very bad autocrats in power.

And Canada backs them by default.

Of course, the funding provided by the US tends to support the military - which in turn funnels tax payer dollars into the coffers of US and Canadian weapons/components manufacturers.

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