Embassy Protests and Middle East Unrest in Context admin, September 17, 2012August 15, 2024 Foreign Policy in Focus/Institute for Policy Studies September 17, 2012 Republished by: Arthurs Peace Blog, Eurasia Review, Huffington Post, Middle East Spectator, Transnational.org It seems bizarre… some media pundits are criticizing Arabs as being “ungrateful” for U.S. support of pro-democracy movements when, in reality, the U.S. initially opposed the popular movements that deposed Western-backed despots in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen, and remains a preeminent backer of dictatorships in the region today… Foreign Policy in Focus Middle East