Obama Ignores Lessons of Iran in his Egypt Policy
When I see what has happened in Egypt in the last few weeks I am concerned that the Obama administration is repeating the mistake of the Carter Administration 30 years ago. In response to what present themselves as several weeks of democratic protest in Iran Carter quickly vacated support for the Shah, with little regard for influencing what would come next. Those who eventually took power were those who were the most organized and oppressive. Now Iran has devolved into a caliphate. I am afraid Egypt is heading down the same road. The Obama administration faltered when discontent arose in Egypt. The Secretary of State announced that the government in Egypt was "stable." For the first two weeks Obama said nothing, he was reactive,waiting to see how the cards were going to fall before making a statement. When it became obvious that Mubarak had lost support of the people and the Army Obama came out and said "Mubarak" must go now. He reacted rather than lead. The future...