The document discusses various instances where the United States has provided military or arms support to other countries, some of which were dictatorships. It lists several examples from 1949 to 2000, including supporting coups in Syria, Iran, and Iraq. It also discusses US support for Israel in conflicts with Lebanon and Palestine, as well as support for Iraq in its war with Iran in the 1980s, despite Iraq using chemical weapons on its own people. The document is titled "interchangeable dictators" and questions Canada's role in also supporting dictators through weapons sales.