Amid efforts by the Israeli government to consciously refrain from supporting embattled Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, the US administration has been flayed for "turning its back" on one of its most trusted allies in the Middle East and "throwing him to the dogs".
Israel said that US President Barack Obama needed to understand that "supporting the masses carrying out a revolution in Egypt is like support for the Muslim Brotherhood which is likely to take Mubarak's place. Israel said it was "disappointed by Obama turning his back" on Mubarak.
What a tricky situation. I can sympathize with worries that the Muslim Brotherhood might take over if the current gov is tossed out. On the other hand the current gov is simply unacceptable and what those people are trying to do is amazing. My heart goes out to the people in Egypt right now and I hope that the do not settle for anything but real democracy, especially not the Muslim Brotherhood.
I'm not surprised that Isreal is feeling nervous, but the Egyptian people have the same rights to choose their own style government as everyone else does. Mubarek should have responded to the needs of his people years ago.
Your president is between a bit of a rock and a hard place - support the brutal dictator who the Western world has been bankrolling for years or support the rights of citizens to democracy, freedom of speech and prosperity. All that aid has not done much for the average Egyptian, and many of them live in dire poverty.
Unfortunately, the world cannot continue to be run solely for the benefit and prosperity of the US, Israel and the West in general.
by Susie Lehto 7 years ago
IT WAS OBAMA who on ABC News referenced - "My Muslim faith."IT WAS OBAMA who gave $100 million in U.S. taxpayer funds to re-build foreign mosques.IT WAS OBAMA who wrote that in the event of a conflict -"I will stand with the Muslims."IT WAS OBAMA who assured the Egyptian Foreign...
by American View 12 years ago
The Obama administration's outreach to the Muslim Brotherhood may be no big departure from the State Department's existing policy implemented by Obama, but it will probably do little to reassure Jewish voters skeptical about the president's stand on Israel:Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said...
by AnnCee 13 years ago
It occurred to me to wonder why all of a sudden the 30 year lid has come off the Egyptian masses. Wikileaks leaked documents indicate that Israeli intelligence thought Mubarak's Egypt was stable right up to the protests exploded. There have been some indications that the Egyptian...
by pisean282311 13 years ago
The situation in Egypt remains highly unsettled and the eventual outcome is still an unknown, but two things are clear: first that Obama is a failure, in spite of all his record of fine sounding rhetoric; and secondly, the empire struggles on, with as good a chance of winning this round with the...
by American View 11 years ago
Let's check out twitter and see was important to the administration in the aftermath of losing our ambassador, three other citizens, and the heightened risk at all of our embassies.http://twitchy.com/2012/09/13/with-us-e … gn=twitter
by Jimbo'daNimbo 11 years ago
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/29/world … .html?_r=1Sound like a good idea to you?
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