He's not a murderous dictator, he was elected, more than once, in elections which have been described by numerous international agencies (and a former POTUS) as as free and fair as any anywhere. The have been policy failings, particularly with the reliance on oil (which is not a socialist thing in particular) but as always, sanctions have contributed to economic woes, and encourage corruption.

What surprises me is that you found some lefties opposing imperialism. Most of them abandoned it decades ago imo.

And everything bad that ever happens anywhere IS the fault of Washington, so ner.