Killing secret members of the G8, throwing a Cheney stand-in into Iraq, Bush licking Magneto's boot and don't even get me started on Millar's Ultimates...
At the end of the day, Millar is deeply liberal but lacks the ability to convey any of these principles to a conclusion in his stories. 'Might makes right' is how Millar ends his stories and it often undercuts his message.
I really don't care what the editors said, as it's their job to push the product. During Civil War, they said that no side was right or wrong, and when it ended, they said that Stark was right. See the conflict there?