celebrated the ouster of Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak (Kaster/
AP).>>>>>
and yet just a few months ago Mubarak was in the White House and Obama
was all buddy-buddy. Can't make up his mind, huh ??
On Feb 12, 10:26 am, Tommy News <tommysn...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Guess who looks better today?
>
> Obama plays Egypt just right, backing protesters over dictator Mubarak
> BY Thomas M. Defrank
>
> Egyptians celebrated the resignation of president Hosni Mubarak in
> Tahrir Square. Festivities lasted well into the night. Related
> NewsCairo turns violent in wee hoursBazzi: Obama must choose a side in
> Egyptian crisisEgyptian President Hosni Mubarak will not seek new
> termEditorial: Egypt on the brinkEditorial: Start the evolutionEgypt
> military backs Mubarak, protesters vow biggest demonstrations to come
>
> WASHINGTON - Republicans struggled with a pesky intramural squabble
> Friday over budget cuts as President Obama celebrated the remarkable
> rise of democracy in Egypt.
>
> Guess who looks better today?
>
> After a shaky beginning, Obama and his foreign policy handlers seem to
> have gotten this crisis right. Hosni Mubarak and his repressive
> baggage are gone, but America's relationship with a critical Mideast
> ally and partner in the war on global terror remains intact.
>
> Moreover, Obama has positioned himself as a soulmate for the hundreds
> of thousands of ordinary Egyptians who stormed the Arab country's
> streets in peaceful protest instead of another American leader playing
> ball with an aging autocrat.
>
> "They got off to a slow and cautious start," a prominent foreign
> policy expert told the Daily News, "but they ended up on the right
> side of history."
>
> While Republicans squabbled over budget cuts, President Obama
> celebrated the ouster of Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak (Kaster/AP).
>
> What Henry Kissinger liked to call the forbidden fruit of foreign
> policy is a double-edged sword for Presidents - unpredictable,
> delicate and always tricky to navigate.
>
> Ask Jimmy Carter. When he couldn't get the Iranian mullahs to free
> American diplomats in 1979, he looked weak. That became a metaphor
> dooming his reelection against Ronald Reagan a year later.
>
> In this case, Obama has burnished his image, in large measure because
> the outcome ended well. Mubarak is history and a fragile democracy is
> in sight. Violence was relatively light, and the military-run
> transitional government's commitment to historic and unrigged
> elections in September is probably inviolable.
>
> In the end, Obama tilted toward what he calls "core values" instead of
> the geopolitical stability Mubarak's dictatorial rule guaranteed.
>
> Obama aides point out that the hopeful outcome wasn't mere luck.
>
> Vice President Biden dug deep into his Rolodex to nudge longtime
> friends and counterparts.
>
> U.S. diplomats worked other Arab leaders to persuade Mubarak he was
> done. Senior military commanders tapped longstanding ties with
> Egyptian generals to counsel caution with demonstrators.
>
> Politically, Obama was showcased as dealing with an authentic world
> crisis instead of worrying about his intense but below-the-radar
> campaign for a second term.
>
> Meanwhile, a major conservative gathering of Obama-bashers in
> Washington was crowded off the airwaves by the iconic images from
> Cairo's Tahrir Square.
>
> "How can you complain about him over this?" a top Republican warrior
> moaned. "It's no contest."
>
> Read more:http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2011/02/12/2011-02-12_obama_...
>
> --
> Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time.
> Have a great day,
> Tommy
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