It's a sad day when the Russians are right about US foreign policy

[malaise]

http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2013/06/11/308441/russia-raps-west-dual-standards-on-syria/
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has condemned Western states’ opposition to the Syrian administration as a policy of ‘double standards’ in approaching the foreign governments they class as ‘dictatorial.’

“You either deny terrorists any acceptance in international life, or you make your double standard policy work the way it has been working - ‘I don't like that guy in this country, so we will be calling him a dictator and topple him. This guy in another country is also dictatorial, but he's our dictator,’” Lavrov said.

He made the remarks in a recent interview with the US-based CBS channel, which was released on Monday.

The Russian diplomat also reiterated Moscow’s stance regarding its commitment to fulfilling agreements with Syria for defensive weapons.

“We supply weapons to all those who contracted legally. And this is the universal rule,” Lavrov said, adding, “I don't think you can perpetrate war crimes with defensive weapons, with air defense systems.”

[Democracyinkind]

1. That must sting.

But I found one thing he said kind of ironic. People who've followed the story in Syria know that Assad used "defensive weapons" to massacre his own people. They initially used anti-aircraft guns to disperse protests.