Of course they did, because despite his role in an ongoing humanitarian crisis related to a brutal war, not to mention his brutal crackdown on his opponents, he’s making them money. Also, he ignores the Palestinians and opposes Iran… so, all good in their mind.
That’s all that matters to most people at this point - the growing bank accounts make dead children irrelevant. What did Stalin say? One man’s death is a tragedy, a million is statistic?
