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the [[Shah of Iran]], [[President Somoza]] of [[Nicaragua]], [[President Pinochet]] of [[Chile]], [[President]] [[Saddam Hussein]] of [[Iraq]] and [[President Marcos]] of the [[Philippines]].<ref>[http://www.pbs.org/newshour/debatingourdestiny/84debates/2prez4.html The Second 1984 Presidential Debate]</ref> In debates over American foreign policy, liberals and conservatives differed over whether it was better to withdraw support for their regimes (on [[human rights]] grounds) or to support them as the [[lesser of two evils]].

the [[Shah of Iran]], [[President Somoza]] of [[Nicaragua]], [[President Pinochet]] of [[Chile]], [[President]] [[Saddam Hussein]] of [[Iraq]] and [[President Marcos]] of the [[Philippines]].<ref>[http://www.pbs.org/newshour/debatingourdestiny/84debates/2prez4.html The Second 1984 Presidential Debate]</ref> In debates over American foreign policy, liberals and conservatives differed over whether it was better to withdraw support for their regimes (on [[human rights]] grounds) or to support them as the [[lesser of two evils]].

A well known quote on this subject is from [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt]]. Asked about his support for Somoza, he replied that "[Somoza] may be a son of a b---h, but he's our son of a b---h."

A well known quote on this subject is from [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt]]. Asked about his support for Somoza, he replied that "[Somoza] may be a SOB, but he's our SOB."

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