I can’t comprehend WHY getting rid of Mubarak would benefit the US. Unless it’s the whole “Obama-Muslim” theory. Other than that, it doesn’t make any sense to me.
Oddly enough- this goes back to Bush...these cables start in December 2008, so the whole Obama/muslim theory doesn’t stand up.
It’s clear there has been a pro-democray momvement in Egypt for some time- independent of islamic extremists. But the question we won’t know the answer to for awhile is- will the islamists co-opt the movement completely and install sharia etc...or will they be a tolerated but not ruling voice...