Obama supported Hosni Mubarak, our geriatric dictator-client, right up
until the moment Mubarak needed us most. But when events, or just the
news cycle, made that support difficult, Obama abandoned a longtime ally
and supported the forces of democracy. Then, just as many had warned,
the Muslim Brotherhood rode democracy into power, putting Morsi in
charge.
Recognizing the demands of the moment, Obama then supported Morsi. As did his ambassador to Cairo, Anne Patterson, who reportedly stiff-armed democratic and human-rights activists. Indeed, Patterson scolded protesters for naïvely thinking demonstrations were superior to elections. The administration’s support for democracy’s verdict lasted right up until the moment Morsi needed Obama’s support the most. Then, Morsi too was gone, and so was America’s defense of democratic norms.
One has to wonder what the next Islamist movement will say when America counsels it to put down its weapons and take up the ballot instead.
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/353013/obama-wings-it-egypt-jonah-goldberg
Recognizing the demands of the moment, Obama then supported Morsi. As did his ambassador to Cairo, Anne Patterson, who reportedly stiff-armed democratic and human-rights activists. Indeed, Patterson scolded protesters for naïvely thinking demonstrations were superior to elections. The administration’s support for democracy’s verdict lasted right up until the moment Morsi needed Obama’s support the most. Then, Morsi too was gone, and so was America’s defense of democratic norms.
One has to wonder what the next Islamist movement will say when America counsels it to put down its weapons and take up the ballot instead.
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/353013/obama-wings-it-egypt-jonah-goldberg
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