The courage of Mr. Cameron

"Cameron will cite Muammar Gaddafi, Hosni Mubarak, the former Tunisian president Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali and Assad as he says: "In each case the Arab spring has shown that denying people their rights in the name of stability and security actually makes countries less stable in the end. Over time, the pressure builds up until the people take to the streets and demand their freedoms.""   So basically Western governments are courageous enough to stand against pro-Western leaders only AFTER they are overthrown by their people. Such principles.  Of course, Bahrain does not fit because the lousy king has not been overthrown.  So basically, we understand this: Western governments are willing to stand up to dictators who are not allies of the West (one dictator here only).  (thanks Sultan)