>Was Mubarak vacillating because we wouldn’t back him?
I think that’s abundantly clear now. Leadership, a unified(from us) response, support for our longterm ally, warts and all....but we got inanities and cliches and hectoring masquerading as clear eyed strategic thinking.
Now we, the USA, are at the mercy of events.
” ....but we got inanities and cliches and hectoring masquerading as clear eyed strategic thinking. “
Okay - you asked for it, you got it.... (is a /sarc tag really necessary??)
Clinton urges Egypt to restrain security forces
Reuters ^ | 1/28/11 | Arshad Mohammed and Deborah Charles
Posted on Friday, January 28, 2011 1:05:53 PM by markomalley
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged Egypt on Friday to rein in its security forces and allow peaceful protests, escalating pressure on an important ally as demonstrations raged across the country.
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak imposed a curfew and ordered troops to back police as they struggled to control crowds who flooded the streets of Cairo and other Egyptian cities to demand that Mubarak step down.
“We urge the Egyptian authorities to allow peaceful protests and to reverse the unprecedented steps it has taken to cut off communications,” Clinton told reporters in Washington, referring to the blocking of Internet social networking sites.
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In his silence, Obama already has made his decision. Any support for Mubarak would have been heard in an immediate response. Obama may not yet understand this, but I’m sure his handlers knew it, and they made the decision for him.
Mubarak is the latest to be thrown under Barry’s Bus, even if he gets some tepid support later from the administration.