http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110217/...hrain_protests
Now what would be telling and even more honorable is if President Obama criticizes the Bahraini government for this.
However, he won't.
Ultimately, the American government says they believe in democracy and freedom, but will use puppet dictator governments to further the American government's goals.
I find this disturbing-- giving validity to the many Arab critics of the American government.
They call us hypocrites.