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"fighting for ~~democracy~~"

LOL, thanks I need a laugh... Let me fix that for you.

"fighting for fundamentalist Islam"

Do a little reading about the Pew Research poll of Eqyptians. 82% hate the USA, 59% refuse to believe Muslims attacked the World Trade Center, and a majority support a fundamentalist Islam government.

This is a civil insurrection to replace a dictator with Islamic government. Not about Democracy.

I know so little about what life is like living under Mubarek, but sometimes you have to hope for the lesser of 2 evils (Radical Islam being the more evil.)

If he survives this, I hope he’ll really crack down on the jihadis in his country.

Interesting. After the 0-boy pranced around the globe apologizing to muzzieworld for American “arrogance,” bowing to the Saudi king, alienating Israel, recognizing the muslim brotherhood, praising the “greatness of islam,” turning his back on the Iranian resistance movement and giving the Taliban a heads-up on the date-certain of our withdrawal from Afghanistan...

...a 17% favorability rating in Egypt is all he has to show for it.

This is further proof muslims don’t respect niceties... they deride “open hands,” and they disrespect “outreach.” What grabs their hearts and minds is force... brutal, punishing force. When they know you have the means and the will to pound them to dust, then and only then do they respect you.

The West repeats ad nauseum the failed practice of trying to view islam through a modern prism. Muslims’ mindset is mired in pre-10th century thinking. Like any untamed animal, they are far too primitive to understand or appreciate any approach other than: “I can crush you. Obey.”

Because, when they gain the upper hand, that is EXACTLY the tact they use... every time.

Thing is, those numbers pretty much mirror what the Egyptians think of any nation in the world, not just the US. But the thing is, we really don't know if those numbers are correct to any degree. In Egypt, where the secret police are everywhere and everyone fears being watched, they will give the “approved” response. I go to Cairo all the time, I know the “people” on the street (well, the merchants and such). They all like the American people and the United States, they just don't want it to get out, as the MB is very intolerant towards those attitudes.

My experience, my opinion. . .