So let me get this straight. We favor democracy unless it's a fledgling government, in which case we have a special category, and we put them under a certain scrutiny and if they don't meet standards that are not explicit it's okay to overthrow that democratically-elected government even if we don't like it.
Connolly critiques the inconsistency in U.S. support for democracy in different contexts.
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