Posted on 01/28/2011 11:48:36 AM PST by The Pack Knight
As seen on Fox News Channel's "Happening Now with Jon Scott and Jenna Lee" on January 28.
FORMER U.N. AMBASSADOR JOHN BOLTON: I think what's clearly happened today [in Egypt] is that the Muslim Brotherhood, the radical Islamist party in Egypt has called it's supporters into the street. I don't think it was present on the first two or three days.
I think after the Friday prayers the Brotherhood brought its people out. That's why the protests are even more extensive today. That constitutes no doubt about it a direct threat to the military government, and I think the failure of the other security forces to bring the demonstrations under control also now explains the presence of the military.
Let me be clear here, this is not just the Mubarak-family government. The military has ruled Egypt since Gamal Nasser and they over through King Farook.
It's the military that is the real government and they are not going to go peacefully.
I think the question is whether and to what extent the Muslim Brotherhood and radical Islamists have infiltrated the leadership. If the military holds firm it's entirely possible, although bloody, that the government can hold onto power. That doesn't necessarily mean Mubarak will be in power, but the military will be, and I think that is why this contrast makes it so important for people to understand, this is not a choice between the Mubarak government on one hand, and sweetness and light, Jeffersonian democracy on the other.
I don't think we have evidence yet that these demonstrations are necessarily about democracy. You know the old saying, "one person, one vote, one time." The Muslim Brotherhood doesn't care about democracy, if they get into power you're not going to have free and fair elections either.
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Rumsfeldian Alligator coming to eat, and he’s wantin a belly-ful of royalty thruout the middle east.
While our talking heads can not get their minds wreapped around the idea of O as a Marxist he is leading the world into global confligration. Ever the good muzzie, he just wants to watch the world burn.
I met Bolton personally once and asked him about being a neo-conservative. he adamantly denies it and criticizes neo-cons which is in some sense what he is doing now.
I say this as a rather neocon person myself. Bolton does not think the Iraq war should have extended beyond removal of Saddam. He does not believe in nation building. He definitely sees US foreign policy as purely our self interest.
I think Bolton agrees with you more than you are allowing.
This issue is also more complicated than you are letting on. We let the Iranian dictator go and now we have the current Islamic government. The same could certainly happen here in Egypt.
The man is far from clueless and probably one of our best and clearest foreign policy minds.
Well why ELSE would Hussein be considering cutting off American aid to Egypt. Can’t have another damned DEMOCRACY cluttering up his attempts to rule the friggin’ world, now CAN he!
I’ve met Bolton a couple times myself, and I think you are quite right about him.
This is not about people's rights to a democracy. Islam does not tolerate a democracy. They might use it as public relations for about ten seconds to make the folks at NPR and the UN jiggy with it, but that's not what's going on here.
Unfortunately, that didn't deliver much "Shock and Awe" to the rest of the neighborhood.
No. Bolton is for the repeal of DADT and homosexual “marriage”.
http://dailycaller.com/2010/08/30/john-bolton-criticizer-in-chief/2/
I bet you supported the overthrow of the Shah of Iran, too. Gee, what a smart guy. Not.
US’s secret support for Egypt’s opposition leaders...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/egypt/8289686/Egypt-protests-Americas-secret-backing-for-rebel-leaders-behind-uprising.html
Egyptian Strife Sends Oil Close To $100 On Suez Canal Closure Fears...
http://blogs.forbes.com/afontevecchia/2011/01/28/egyptian-civil-strife-sends-oil-close-to-100-on-suez-canal-fears/
bttt
“Welcome to the Carter Moment: another middle eastern country is handed over to the Islamic Jihad. “
Since there are lots of Americans over there it won’t be much of a stretch to imagine Hostage Crisis II.
So, should we all put on leisure suits, get drunk and watch the world come apart?
Maybe I'll write a book..."Waiting for Reagan"
“Maybe I’ll write a book...”Waiting for Reagan” “
How about this for a working title:
“Waiting for Reagan in high heels”
It would take the next Reagan (Palin) to stand up to those idiots once again.
Ronald Reagan had forty years of fighting the communists since his days at the screen actors guild. Sarah Palin does not have that kind of indepth experience. I like her too but that doesn’t mean that she has to be President. Let’s get away from the personality thing and look at possible candidates with a real down-to-earth perspective.
Look at the situation in Egypt— it is a minefield. It will take a really astute leader to deal with all of the complexities of the Middle East.
Nope. But an Iranian fundamentalists type government is.
Didn’t even skim the article, huh?
I understand. Saudi Araba will be next.
Really? over through?
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