Look what happened in Egypt when we supported the Muslim Brotherhood and got rid of Mubarak, who was a friend to us and Israel.
So Assad is bad, but Al Qaeda taking over Syria is MUCH worse.
Remember when Carter supported the Muslim cleric and allowed them to get rid of the Shah, who was our friend and wanted to bring his country into the 20th century — look at Iran now. That is a direct result of Carter’s policies.
Look. Foreign policy is hard. You have to make friends with some pretty bad actors in order to prevent worse enemies from gaining an advantage on you. Ours is not a world populated with angels. You take what you have and build from there. I always thought that throwing Mubarak under the bus was a blunder of epic proportions. Sure, Mubarak was a bastard, but he was OUR bastard. AND Obama dissed the Brits and Israel. You piss off the people who have your back? Really? Amateur hour would be a step up for this bunch.
So Assad is bad, but Al Qaeda taking over Syria is MUCH worse.
Remember when Carter supported the Muslim cleric and allowed them to get rid of the Shah, who was our friend and wanted to bring his country into the 20th century — look at Iran now. That is a direct result of Carter’s policies.
Then-President Carter's complicity in the toppling of the Shah of Iran was one of the greatest tragedies of the twentieth century. True, the shah was oppressive--a mere dictator--but he was, at least, pro-Western and (more importantly) pro-American; which is precisely the opposite of what may be said for any of his successors.
Egypt's Mubarak, likewise, was a dictator; but he managed to cobble together a peace agreement with Israel--a peace agreement that the Muslim Brotherhood surely has never had any intention of honoring--and he was, at least, pro-American...