I completely agree, and unlike a lot of the other seemingly clueless posters on this thread, I am genuinely concerned for the state of the world. Mubarak is a thug, yes, but considering the alternatives, I’d rather have a US ally than a murderous Muslim at the helm of a country like Egypt.
And you too are NOT one of those “clueless” posters either.
Thank God we have you and Doughty One to show us the light.
I used a gang analogy earlier. I think it’s fitting, because it helps us to understand what the atmosphere is like in places like Egypt.
There you have Islamic sects. You have radical Islamicists. They vie for power. Each thinks the other Sect is unfaithful to Islam. It’s unreasonable to think there wouldn’t be a strong man in charge of a nation whose make-up is like this.
Mubarak doesn’t stand for fair elections like our leaders (hopefully) in the West do. That still doesn’t mean he is on the order of a Saddam Hussein. He is more of an enlightened leader than other leaders in the Middle-East and Africa are. No, he is by no means perfect, but harping on him being a thus isn’t necessarily true either.
In a situation where you either exhibit strong will or watch your nation crumble, you project a strong will.
Mubarak is not my favorite guy by any stretch of the imagination. Still, what follows him in this conflict, is ten times worse for everyone.
He has anarchists on his streets. I wish him good luck.
I’ve seen anarchists on our streets first hand, and they have provided reasons why we should never back the likes of these rabble-rousers.
If were talking about a nation that wants to truly set up a free society like Poland wanted when under Russia’s thumb, I say great. When we’re talking about radical Islamicists, hell no.