I've given this quite a bit of thought in light of the Iraqi situation. As horrible and tyrannical as Hussien was, the county was controlled. Aside from the obvious negatives that come along with a dictatorship, is the world more stable/better off if some countries are run by dictators? Assuming the US has some kind of a relationship with said dictator, I would say the world is better off, or at least more stable when some countries are under dictator rule.