Confused, MSW, is the focus of this stream of consciousness Trump or Tillerson?   Do hope that Senators actually do their homework and have documentation that is comprehensive and balanced when they vet Mr. Tillerson.

Things you skipped over to fit your skewed viewpoint:

- US state department has a long and fitful history of aligning with authoritarian leaders/dictators - some for decades e.g. Saudi Arabia, Gulf states, former Russian states
- US history is filled with US military interventions to influence governments - Iran, Iraq, Guatemala, Cuba, Philippines, Vietnam - we could go on

Fact - US has also supported the Kurds - so, why condemn ExxonMobil?  Russia - please investigate the actual negotiations....Tillerson did not just acquiesce to Putin; given ExxonMobil experience in Venzuela, he pushed for a pragmatic deal that did not given anything away

Fact - Tillerson as Boy Scout chair, pushed for gay rights/inclusion

Fact - ExxonMobil supports women's health (Planned Parent)