Where were you in the 80s when it came out about Central America? That was a dry run for this. We made Oliver North a hero, and put the architects of Iran Contra back in power, and now John Negroponte is once again doing what he does best in a client state of ours.

Countries get the leaders they deserve. This is the essence of Greek tragedy, and the theme of the Antigone: the Chorus stands around lamenting the bad behavior of Creon but hey, he rescued them when the government fell apart, he's always had the best interests of Athens in mind, so what if he can't tell his own best interests from Athens apart and so what if he's doing all kinds of awful things now in overreation and personal pride? At least it's better than civil war, or having nobody in charge at all and no future ahead of them...

And so, as they wring their hands over the blasphemous mutilation of the rebellious prince's body, and then over the equally-blasphemous kinslaying (formally exonerated because, after all, Creon isn't going to execute his niece, he's just going to lock the princess up and let her starve) but do nothing when the Oracle tries to warn them of this and is mocked by their leader - they end up with no future ahead of them and nobody to keep order in the city-state again...