But the Obama administration has supported uprisings in Libya and, less strongly, in Syria, while looking the other way during a crackdown by an ally, Bahrain.
That decision, and his failure to support uprisings among Shiites in southern Iraq and Kurds in the north that followed, left deep scars on the memories of Iraqis who believed that Iraq was on the verge of a government change.
Kiev has long accused Russia of supporting uprisings in the south and east of Ukraine, and says pro-Russian forces in the Transdniestria region, just across the border, are helping their masters in Moscow to destabilise the situation.
Lately Mr. Khalid, who also serves as minister of tribal and border affairs, has been leading the government's efforts to support uprisings against the Taliban in Ghazni Province, where the head of the provincial council, Qazi Sahim Shah, was fatally shot on Wednesday evening in what local officials said may have been retribution by insurgents.
Boxer Rebellion, officially supported peasant uprising of 1900 that attempted to drive all foreigners from China.
Another notable graphic work was Boxers & Saints, Gene Luen Yang's two-volume retelling of the officially supported peasant uprising known as the Boxer Rebellion.
#Aleppo #Syria @hrw http://t.co/gaT7COpRT3 — Ole Solvang (@OleSolvang) 23 Feb 13 Late Tuesday, an Aleppo blogger who supported the uprising but has been critical of the armed rebellion on his @edwardedark Twitter feed, reported that another huge blast had shaken the city.
"President Obama supported the uprising, correct?
They were both civilians, but supported the uprising.
"President Obama supported the uprising, correct?" he said.
The two states — Saudi Arabia and Qatar — have both supported the uprising there from the beginning.
