Yeah, sure, compared to routinely beheading people for witchcraft, this might even seem civilized. My point was that when it's murderous tyrannical allies like

Yeah, sure, compared to routinely beheading people for witchcraft, this might even seem civilized. My point was that when it's murderous tyrannical allies like Saudis, the mainstream response is just like yours, "eh, what am I supposed to do about it, that's how it goes". When it's adversaries like Saddam Hussein, it's "wtf, let's bomb the shit out of them".