Civil unrest around the world

Lamplighter · 08-15-2013, 11:00 AM

From the beginning of the uprising in Egypt, I could not figure out how
the US could decide who to support.
I was surprised when Obama first came out early on saying Mubarik should resign.

Now, a couple of years later he is in the same situation,
and doesn't seem to have a good reason for supporting one side or the other.
His TV announcement a few minutes ago seemed pretty "vanilla".
"Stop the fighting" is about all he could convey.

For now, it seems to me the US position can only be to do nothing different.
By that I mean, the $1B in foreign aide will continue because to discontinue
it would probably have far reaching effects later when a new government is formed.

I suspect the US will sit back and wait to see how things work out,
rather than trying to enter the fray on one side or the other.

08-15-2013, 11:00 AM	#16
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	From the beginning of the uprising in Egypt, I could not figure out how the US could decide who to support. I was surprised when Obama first came out early on saying Mubarik should resign. Now, a couple of years later he is in the same situation, and doesn't seem to have a good reason for supporting one side or the other. His TV announcement a few minutes ago seemed pretty "vanilla". "Stop the fighting" is about all he could convey. For now, it seems to me the US position can only be to do nothing different. By that I mean, the $1B in foreign aide will continue because to discontinue it would probably have far reaching effects later when a new government is formed. I suspect the US will sit back and wait to see how things work out, rather than trying to enter the fray on one side or the other. Last edited by Lamplighter; 08-15-2013 at 11:06 AM.

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