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It seems we in the good old U.S. of A. have every sort of problem. I shall not list the gloomy circumstances faced by us all. Still, we seem to have unlimited energy to use Egypt’s current unrest to fill our news reports. I would think tending our own knitting might be a wiser choice.
Besides, where do we get off sitting in judgment? Our record does not justify our favoring one side or the other.
Finally, what is with the Administration backing the tens of thousands of protesters in Cairo? Does that mean if we organize a mob of, say, 2,000,000 to camp on the Whitehouse doorstep, that would justify changing our government? What about the elections? Are they too inconvenient?
I read in a history book that once upon a time, WWI veterans camped out in Washington D.C. They were protesting the economic depression and urging the Congress to approve their service bonuses early. They were unemployed, hungry and hopeless. What happened? The President, Hoover, I think, sent General Douglas MacArthur and the U.S. Army to scatter the “protesters” using any force necessary. What would happen if a similar gathering took place in Washington today? I wonder if the Secretary of State and President would extol the virtues of the protesters and capitulate, or would they demonize them as a treasonous mob bent on destruction of the country.
I do not have the answer. I simply believe it is an interesting question.
You are welcome to let me know what you think.
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Great point. I know how important Egypt is but maybe it is time for us to get out of all these countries, keep our monies instead of giving it to the really bad guys because the people don't ever get it. Take that money and build some fences, increase our military, and take care of family first.
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What a messy tangled web we weave. Our government is sooooo intertwined with all of those nations. We help put someone in power; take them out, and repeat as the winds change.
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Personally I just do not want a radical muslim nation running Egypt. It looks like Israel needs to preemptively set back all of the radicals surrounding them once again.
We need to secure our border; it's only a matter of time before some of the radicals that are pouring through our border do something stupid. BUT politicians are stupid, greedy, and self serving. Obummer at the helm just guarantees that things will be handled the wrong way for all.