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I could give two ****s about what a Russian said :shrug:
Egypt still has an economy and security issues. That still needs a Government. A temporary coalition is necessary, not this Parliament which should be dissolved immediately
No. I do not accept it. Lol at "Great" United States.
I could give two ****s about what a Russian said :shrug:
Egypt still has an economy and security issues. That still needs a Government. A temporary coalition is necessary, not this Parliament which should be dissolved immediately
No. I do not accept it. Lol at "Great" United States.
Why they don't go ahead and elect a shadow parliament...
I agree that heavy international monitoring may be needed. The Army is complicit with the current regime and can't be trusted. Having Egyptian teams consisting of representatives from many parties may work: Army, MB, secular opposition. ...but only with external monitors as well.
That's the point of fair objective elections. Previous elections were anything but and saying a majority of Egyptians used to favor Mubarak is groundless.
Absolutely not. Have you been following events??? MB and the organized opposition parties are playing catchup to the spontaneous demonstrations organized through previously unheard of youth, promoting through the net, twitter and texting. They are the ones who are really telling everyone that Mubarak must go.
Nah, compared to common sense
US is not Great. Get over it.
Neither is UK before you jump over that
US is not Great. Get over it.
Neither is UK before you jump over that
The US is great, of course, and has been since 1919. Since 1945 it is one of two superpowers, recently the only one. Very little in the world occurs without our support. I am very glad we are supporting Egypt's protesters, finally, MB and otherwise (secular).
My only real issue is the hypocracy of our ideals and our foreign policy over the past 50 years. We should promote spreading democracy, popular revolutions, and use intervention to take down despots and autocrats and install democracies a la Iraq. Power to the people.
The US is great, of course, and has been since 1919. Since 1945 it is one of two superpowers, recently the only one. Very little in the world occurs without our support. I am very glad we are supporting Egypt's protesters, finally, MB and otherwise (secular).
My only real issue is the hypocracy of our ideals and our foreign policy over the past 50 years. We should promote spreading democracy, popular revolutions, and use intervention to take down despots and autocrats and install democracies a la Iraq. Power to the people.
Oh? So, what was Somalia's GDP in 2010? Ya'll still dependant on piracy to make a living?
So what is Obama saying about that Islamic Brotherhood?
Elections take longer than a week to organise, no?
How do you propose a shadow Parliament is elected?
And yes, the food situation is worrying. It needs to be sorted out
LOL
I'm impressed and highly flattered Somalia is being used a litmus tool to judge what countries are great.
Every country is great then using that logic. So then US is not special or unique. Just one out of many
You so fail at trying to insult. You've given me an ego boost.
You mad Pirates are running rings around the world's navies to steal more? heh
Somalia isn't being used as a litmus tool of greatness. It's a barometer of suck. Somalia is a ****hole. It's been 20 years since the US left and it's still a ****hole and always will be, a ****hole.
Still not working.
You said compared to Somalia. Yes, it was being used as a litmus tool and I'm flattered US is being compared to Somalia to then justify why it is so great.
Haiti is also great I have heard next to Somalia and thus equal to US. Flattering Apdst. You shouldn't have given me such an ego boost
I'm not trying to insult you, hun. Just stating a fact, Somalia is a ****hole. The United States is great. I ate more for supper tonight than most Somalians eat in a week.
Allowing the army, the MB and the Mubarackbots monitor elections would have been like allowing the Wermacht, the National Socialists the German Communist Party and Karl Doenitz moniter elections in post-WW2 germany. It would have been a goat ****.
Saying that a majority of Egyptians are in favor of Mubarack's ousting, is equally groundless.
Whose been organizing them? Whose been inciting them? I believe that to say this is a 100% grassroots uprising is groundless.
2. Internet-savvy 20-somethings
The April 6 Youth Movement, made up of Internet-fluent Egyptians under 30, organized the first mass protest on Jan. 25 via social media sites. "The public here mocked those young people who had taken to Twitter and Facebook to post calls for protest," says Egyptian author Mansoura Ez-Eldin in The New York Times. But the "cynics — myself included" — aren't laughing anymore. Even after ElBaradei's group and other established opposition leaders joined in the protests, "the same handful of young online organizers were still calling the shots," say David D. Kirkpatrick and Mona El-Naggar in The Times.
US is not Great. That is your opinion and not surprising coming from an American either.
Tendency to be a biased and overly patriotic
You still can't take it back. US is great compared to Somalia but then so is every country in the world. What an achievement. Great next to a country that has been in a civil war for 20 years. Brilliant
So what is Obama saying about that Islamic Brotherhood?
Egypt has been embroiled in political turmoil since protests, inspired by those that overthrew the regime in Tunisia, started last week.
While Egypt, and its Suez Canal, have been worry one for investors world wide since last week, the next big question is whether this dissent could spread to other countries around the region, and world.
Morroco
Jordan
Syria
Saudi Arabia
Iran
Libya
Yemen
Pakistan
Vietnam
Venezuela
China (?)
You failed to recognize that I mentioned secular organizations. That would be the balance needed to keep it honest. Also, I am not convinced that the army, the MB and the Mubarackbots would collaborate. Nor would the Wermacht, the National Socialists, the German Communist Party and Karl Doenitz, depending on what year they held the election. Early on, the Wehrmacht was not necessarily indoctrinated by the National Socialists, a political party. In addition, the National Socialists had eradicated the Communists by 1940.
Agreed. Need a real election to find out.
The protest organizers
You're not offending me, because I know better.
You the one that started this, sweetheart.
Everytime we do, the effort is undermined by the Libbos. They did a fine job of undermining our efforts to defeat Communism in Vietnam.
The 11 Countries At Risk of Becoming The Next Egypt
The 11 Countries At Risk of Becoming The Next Egypt
Saudi Arabia and China. Never
Pakistan maybe. Yemen maybe
Yes, they aren't so liberal are they, at least not in the classical liberal sense. Left-wing social capitalists.
But you cannot only blame the left for our inconsistent foreign policy. There is equal responsibility through the height of the cold war and beyond.
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