Abstract
It is said that Franklin Delano Roosevelt defended the US tendency to support dictators by remarking, “He may be a son of a bitch, but he's our son of a bitch.” The recent events in Tunisia and Egypt indicate that almost seventy years later, this unfortunate phrase seems to continue to guide US foreign policy.
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Funk, Robert
(2011)
"He's Our Son of a Bitch,"
Human Rights & Human Welfare: Vol. 11:
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3, Article 4.
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