I think oppression should be stopped, yes -- peacefully if possible and by the oppressed if possible, but it took a world war to stop Hitler's regime. At the very least, oppressive despots should be contained from spreading their misery to other nations, help/asylum should be given to their victims and then they should be cut off from the civilized world until they decide to stop oppressing their own people.
You're forgetting that the victims of this oppression are part of the country and they have no say in how to govern themselves, so your sovereignty argument falls flat on its face.
The people deserve basic civil liberties like freedom of religion and freedom of expression. Governments that don't grant these to their citizens are despotic regimes and should be treated as such: contained, the victims given help, and encouraged to change the oppressive regime. All that it takes for evil to triumph is for good people to do nothing.
And before anyone chimes in about America's government being corrupt, yes I agree we need a change in our government too!
This is all so true MM. I think most believers feel God Himself granted us freewill and the choice to accept Him or not, so how in the heck can other people enforce what God Almighty has left to the individual?
I too agree oppressive regimes should be cut off, but I find the lines very murky.When I look into things I can not clearly see who is trying to really help and who is just seeking power and gain or who is standing just on an ideal. We may call one group terrorists and yet the people they represent consider the other side the terrorist. On one hand we can say, everyone must defend themselves and stand up for their own sovereignty, but the odds are already set up against those oppressed. Like so many third world countries where the people select a representative that they highly regard and feel has their interests at heart then we come along and vilify them and take them out of position for our own interest. it is such a shame!