To be fair, those people are exclusively Americans.

Not all Americans think of America as a "beacon of democracy", but pretty much anyone who does is themselves American. Also, rectangles are not squares, though squares are rectangles.

Nearly every American __wants__ our country to be a beacon of democracy, however, which is why this type of behavior by our government is so frustrating.

Nearly every person wants their country to be a beacon of democracy (and freedom). Except those in power, of course (in America and elsewhere).