A Few Comments on Egypt

How should President Obama deal with the difficult situation in Egypt?

Face it, Egypt IS an incredibly problematic situation. Especially since apparently the Administration was caught completely off-guard about Egyptian circumstances. Though Mr. Obama is blaming US Intelligence for not giving him sufficient warning about the conditions in Egypt, it may be that Mr. Obama just wasn't listening to the intelligence that was being provided. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/02/04/world/main7317044.shtml

The President didn't attend the 1st two-hour meeting concerning Egypt--he was watching his daughter play basketball. Later that day he met for an hour about Egypt--and then partied with Mr. Axelrod. http://www.politico.com/politico44/wbarchive/whiteboard01292011.html

These meetings were followed by the Vice-President's statement that Mr. Mubarek is NOT a dictator, then statements by the President that Mubarek must go. Confusing, to say the least.

Plus, there's all this demagoguery about "peaceful" riots (an oxymoron!) and "democratically minded" people in the Cairo streets. I thought the riots were about food. Furthermore, peaceful assemblies don't steal precious treasures from museums.

Also, I am wondering why Mr. Obama is touting "democracy" and "free elections" when he is also willing to treat with the Muslim Brotherhood, an organization that supported Nazi Germany and has ties to other Muslim terrorist organizations. http://www.answers.com/topic/muslim-brotherhood

One of the biggest problems, I think, is that Mr. Obama has now backed the United States into a corner. Whatever Mubarak is, he was an ally. Unfortunately, Mr. Obama has a long history of snubbing our allies, so this brush-off is not out of the ordinary. These brush-offs have just not had such disastrous potential as this rejection of Mubarak, which could potentially lead to a total collapse of the Middle East into Muslim theocratic-fascist regimes. Especially if one thinks that the Muslim Brotherhood could be an American ally.

A better reaction? Maybe just shut up.