Originally Posted by
ShyGuy
How about the deaths in the Arab spring? Oh wait, the west is okay with those protestor deaths because they don’t want US-friendly governments in the ME to be toppled in any way.
Arab spring achieved much progress, at least short-term, including governments over-thrown. So it all went pretty well, if you're reform-minded.
We were fairly preoccupied with ensuring the safety and security of US forces and AMCITs in the region. Didn't really have the bandwidth to wade into multiple civil wars (in addition to OIF/OEF).