While not all Muslims make this claim, the major organizations who purport to represent them ( and the leftist media) do. The fact is that in most of the countries of the 'ummah,' there is terrible oppression under a tyrannical government. The claim that America has acted imperially in its middle east policy couldn't be further from the truth. In Iraq, for example, America has overthrown a psychopathic dictator who's son reveled in physically torturing the players of that countries' national soccer team. In his place, we have installed a democratic government, which though imperfect is a huge advancement over what was there. Sure, a small group of Palestinians may be under an apartheid like system, but they are in a far better situation than the Darfurians or Tibetans. Further, they have made their own situation worse by acting in a violent and irresponsible manner. How did India get rid of the British? Not by shooting rockets at innocent civilians, but by a long, concerted non-violent struggle. Even the so called atheist 'terrorist' Bhagat Singh demonstrated his commitment to human rights by throwing his tiny bomb in a place where it would make loud commotion, but injure no one. For this, he was executed.
Muslims who are 'oppressed' in their own countries have no standing to blame the US for trying to free them. Furthermore, they have no standing to pose as a cringing minority that needs special protection in countries such as the United States, which actually respect their rights as Human Beings.
