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Let us turn the clock ahead. Mubarak leaves Egypt and there are fair elections but no framework for religious freedom and no settled policy for dealing with Israel and the Suez Canal. After the election is held the country is ruled by those that join with Syria and Iran to oppose Israel and create an Islamic Republic in Egypt. The upshot of this would be war with Israel and UN troops involved along with the United States in enforcing a cease fire for the forseeable future.
This would be bad for the United States and would be a blueprint for what would happen in Jordan, Yemen and any other country where the rulers are overthrown without a constitutional framework established before the new management takes over.
I’d tell the people of Egypt the truth.
“Don’t worry, we have a better President for you. He’s a Doctor, and owns a Vineyard in France, and He’s a Libra, and likes to spend his spare time taking bribes and crushing uprisings.â€
Have you been dropping acid? Who is "we"? How exactly do "we" have a better president. "we" haven't sent the man in. "we" don't support him. "we" don't really have any say in the matter at all. Why is it "we" are the world's largest supporter of democratic elections as long as who "we" want is going to win, if not then "we" need to do something. Everyone else in the world realizes the "we" are frequently hypocrites.
Let us turn the clock ahead. Mubarak leaves Egypt and there are fair elections but no framework for religious freedom and no settled policy for dealing with Israel and the Suez Canal. After the election is held the country is ruled by those that join with Syria and Iran to oppose Israel and create an Islamic Republic in Egypt. The upshot of this would be war with Israel and UN troops involved along with the United States in enforcing a cease fire for the forseeable future.
This would be bad for the United States and would be a blueprint for what would happen in Jordan, Yemen and any other country where the rulers are overthrown without a constitutional framework established before the new management takes over.
So what exactly should "we" be doing to influence the will of the people of a sovereign nation? Perhaps "they" should have stepped into the US political process during the Bush Gore election to avoid the disaster in Iraq. After all fair's fair.
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2011 Feb 5, 2:51am
I’d tell the people of Egypt the truth.
“Don’t worry, we have a better President for you. He’s a Doctor, and owns a Vineyard in France, and He’s a Libra, and likes to spend his spare time taking bribes and crushing uprisings.â€Have you been dropping acid? Who is “weâ€? How exactly do “we†have a better president. “we†haven’t sent the man in. “we†don’t support him. “we†don’t really have any say in the matter at all. Why is it “we†are the world’s largest supporter of democratic elections as long as who “we†want is going to win, if not then “we†need to do something. Everyone else in the world realizes the “we†are frequently hypocrites.
What are you, a poor History Student?
Ask every Problematic world leader in the last 50 years who "We" are.
"We" put their asses where they are. Of course "We" are also good at taking them back out.
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An ally is under attack and Obama and his team support the opposition. Throwing your ally under the bus is a trust busting measure. Having a rerun of the the Iranian situation is a probability and would be horrendous for the US.
Obama's actions seem amateurish and puzzling. I wonder what the Muslim Brotherhood's position is on honor killings, blasphemy laws, the peace treaty with Israel, homosexual sex, religious freedom, and birth control.
My guess is that they are against all of the above except for honor killings and blasphemy laws. In our country some of us are against homosexual sex between consenting adults and birth control but are called to task for using violence against those that share different beliefs.
Mubarak should not be urged to leave publicly but privately and not before a framework is adopted for free and fair elections and protections for all citizens. If there should be as little freedom in Egypt after Mubarak is gone then his leaving would make matters worse.
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