"Bahrain hosts the huge US Navy base, but those pushing for democracy have been ignored and abandoned by the American government. Remember talk of promoting human rights? Remember President Obama saying in 2011 that "history is on the move in the Middle East… wherever people long to be free, they will find a friend in the United States." It's not true. Instead, we’ve been compromised by Washington." "While we've been beaten and jailed for demanding our rights, the United States has continued to arm and train the Bahrain military."