Fussdirag

A fussdirag is a former US supported dictator internationally reviled for acts of genocide. Examples of fussdirags include Saddam Hussein Slobodan Milosevic, Augusto Pinochet, Charles Taylor, and General Suharto among many others. Fussdirags are generally supported initially by major powers, including the United States, who may perceive them as being the lesser of two evils, or may believe helping them a good way to achieve short term objectives. However, they eventually begin to abuse their power and make enemies of their former supporters.