I'm actually suprised the west doesn't take this line too. Better the devil you know. While we did beat the snot out of Iraq, our experience shows the best way to rule most Muslim nations is with a hard @55 who doesn't mind killing millions of his own people (this may be the reason for Chinese support, the "great leap foward" and "cultural revolution" show this works best in China too). But we always have these bleeding hearts in the west.
(and why are we back to the "WW III" will break out fantasy? Recent history shows the big boys look out for their own, despite the ankle-biter nations delusions that they will sacrifice themselves for a little nation that is only a pawn or source of sales to them. WW III will break out if the big guys attack each other only)