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I did hear Rush today- and he’s right...it’s a relatively small number compared to the 80 million people who inhabit the country.

Beck was pretty intense- he finally came out and said the biggest reason the islamists hate us is because of “our friends”...he believes it’s our inteference in the ME that has caused the hatred- which is what bin Laden says too. Strange bedfellows.

It’s a hell of a thing, really. Of course being a supporter of a man like Mubarak is not one of the more shining things we should be proud of- not as bad as Saddam- but certainly not one of the good guys. But we made a deal with the devil and now we reap what we’ve sown. Mubarak has pretty much kept his side of the bargain- the Suez is safe (as of the moment) and they’ve kept Israel from annihilation..and it’s kind of awful to watch how quickly we’re turning our back on him, the ruthless SOB. And YET regardless of the scale of badness Mubarak fits- there are those thousands of people who seem to be asking for their freedom- and that American spirit in me just applauds and fairly shouts in delight. But the cynic in me wonders if this isn’t a HUGE set-up...

Someone said tonight on one of the shows I was watching it’s a struggle between our interests and our principles/values. Oil drives our economy- without it we are dead. So it is in our interest to protect our sources of oil. But it goes against our American grain - our soul, to side with the oppressor. How to reconcile?

DRILL, BABY, DRILL!!!!!!

Any thoughts on the poll, in Egypt, which looked less than favorable. I may not be remembering all of the poll numbers or questions and may not have an actual sense of what the poll was all about. Seems there may have been four, maybe five questions in the poll. Back to the question, does anyone know what I am talking about. I do not.

Never the less the 3% number would come into question (perhaps) when stacked side by side pro/con on the poll. Maybe the poll was faked? Dang it...sorry for the fog, all.

” How to reconcile? “

Here’s some more information that may help to reconcile your dilemma...
{this is a cross-post}

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2666482/posts

Key military, intelligence assets imperiled in Egypt
washington tiimes ^ | 1/31/11 | Rowan Scarborough

Posted on Monday, January 31, 2011 7:58:25 PM by Nachum

U.S. military and intelligence agencies would lose vital air, land and sea assets if Egypt falls into the hands of radical Islamists, as Iran did in 1979, foreign policy analysts say. The U.S. armed forces are entwined with Egypt’s military more than with any other Arab country’s. But if Islamists seize Cairo, as the mullahs captured Tehran, this complex relationship unravels. “Let me count the ways,” said Ken Allard, a retired Army colonel and military analyst. “They are our biggest strategic partner in the Middle East. At that point, you’ve lost your biggest Arab partner. Geostrategically, the mind boggles.”

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...

If I may wax philosophical, for a bit — it seems to me that Spiritual Growth doesn’t come so much from the choice between Good and Evil, but rather in having to make a choice between almost-equal Evils (or Goods), and accepting accountability for the consequences of - and learn from - our choice...

In this case - setting aside all moral judgements about how we got here and whether we should be here, the reality is that the well-being of my family, my community, and my Nation is dependent on Stability in the MidEast, and to ensure that well-being, I’m able to tolerate supporting a Dictator who has a long track-record of being a major force for Stability....

My $0.002

I would think it is a prime time to rule obamas decisions to stop domestic offshore drilling as to be rescinded due to the nature of an oncoming global fuel emergency.

Its time to over rule obama, its time to fund drilling, oil shale extraction and more domestic refining.

Not ethanol fueled vehicles, not electric cars. To make ethanol we will be using corn, for electric cars we will be dependant upon China for the rare earth materials.

Beck's either an idiot or ? Islamic jihadis hate everyone who isn't a Muslim. They've slaughtered millions of Jews, Christians, Hindus, Buddhists, animists and anyone else who isn't Muslim since 700 AD. They'd hate the US even if Israel did not exist. This makes me want to puke. This stupid statement of his proves he is biased and knows no history or the nature of Islam at all.

I'm very disgusted with this idiotic, wrong and worse than studid nonsense he spewed.