Egypt - We love democracy! Or do we?

[Fast_Eddie]

I thought I'd start a new thread. I've mentioned this a couple of times, but this is worth watching.

The protests in Egypt could be bad for us. Really bad. What are the people clamoring for? A voice in government. Democracy! That’s awesome isn’t it?! Exactly what we wanted. Democracy in the heart of the Middle East. Obama must be really excited about this one, don’t you think?

Not so fast. This affair in Egypt is bad news. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is probably just as bad as the protesters say. It is certainly a fact, as the protestors point out, that he has been president for 30 years. He has maintained power by dubious means. Elections in which he is the only candidate. State control of media that only spread his point of view. Unlimited extension of emergency law allowing him to essentially imprison anyone for no reason for any length of time. Bad things to be sure.

So why hasn’t President Obama come out and made a statement in support of Egyptian democracy? Why isn’t our government making ovations of support for the spirit of democracy in Egypt? Why are members of the Israeli parliament speaking out in favor of Mubarak?

http://www.almasryalyoum.com/en/news...upport-mubarak

Israeli news is chiding the Obama administration for squandering opportunities to support dictator Mubarak:

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/news.aspx/141992

What the heck is going on?

This is what’s going on. The “opposition” to Mubarak is an outfit called the Muslim Brotherhood. Google these guys.

http://www.fas.org/irp/world/para/mb.htm

http://www.meforum.org/687/the-musli...uest-of-europe

And here’s one you won’t want to miss dated Oct. 12 2010. “Muslim Brotherhood Declares War on U.S.”

http://www.wnd.com/?pageId=214245

That is the cry for Democracy in Egypt. Oust the admittedly lame dictator Mubarak and freely elect a terrorist organization that has declared war on the U.S. It isn’t like we haven’t already seen this happen. Hezbollah, officially classified as a terrorist organization by the U.S., the group responsible for the 1983 bombing of a Marine Barracks in Beirut, have just won free, Democratic elections in Lebanon.

Okay, so, what would you do if you were President Obama? Here’s a pretty good look at the predicament:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisf...egypt-protests

And what he says at the end is spot on. “There is no revolution in Egypt, yet. But, hypothetically, if Mubarak were to fall, the consequences would be incalculable – for Israel and the peace process, for the ascending power of Iran, for US influence across the Middle East, and for the future rise and spread of militant, anti-western Islam. And not least, for 80 million Egyptians.”

But, you know, the most important thing to talk about on FOX News right now is big government and tax cuts.