Monday, January 31, 2011
The recent riots and situation in Egypt be no means short of the imagination is terrible, and it could escalate furthur unless a peaceful ressolution is found quickly. The people sick of a 30 year old dictator are pushing for change something I would have thought our current American President would understand. The current Egyptian President has refused to stand down instead trying to push through meangingless reforms or window dressing. Americas dilema is the billion dollar plus aid it gives the military in return getting greater co operation in its so called fight in the war on terror. Media have been saying this is about as bad as the Iran Revolution and inded as significant as the fall of the Berlin Wall. Comments also around photos being posted of tear gas cannisters as used by riot police showing made in the USA, also the implications were the military to take deadly force in an attempt to curb the riots and how this might be seen ie using American funded hardware to carryout such attacks. Thankfully there is no evidence to suggest this may happen and in fact the military have been largely sympathetic to the people. Americas real dillema is the support the current administration has given to combat terror cells and the threat the Islamist Brotherhood may have to America and the Anti American rhetoric they may promote. Tough America need to adopt a more realist approach to the world and just suck it up, if you are seen as the bully and seen to tolerate an opressing government in order to get minor gains that coukd be gotten by a new administrarion so long as practical steps in diplomacy and dialogue take place. France, Britain and Germany have released a joint starement basically a European version of the American one. Calling for Egypts President to make meaningful changes and a call for calm to the people. I am quite disapointed they almost seemed to be telling the protestors off and saying to the Cairo hey sort this out. Another interesting point is the tolerance these nations seem to have for this corruput and un democratic Regieme but a total reluctance to accept other Nations such as Iran and Ivory Coast. It shows they will back their team to the hilt and cover up and dress it as much as they can yet pull all the dirty tricks out in other administrations. Western nations must condem these situations when they occur, but as much as possible not get caught in the operations of another soverign nation.
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