Aggressive Hypocrisy

I'm not aware of too many things
I know what I know
If you know what I mean
--Edie Brickell & the New Bohemians

Why can many people see the wrong in government-sponsored violence in other countries but can't see the wrong in government-sponsored violence in their own country? This is clearly a hypocritical stance.

If you don't don't condone state aggression abroad, then why do you condone it at home?

Two possible answers are a) ignorance, b) preference for aggression when it benefits you.