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Egypt
NightmarePatrol:
So Egypt is now without Hosni Mubarak running the sandbox for its second day (at the time of this post) At the moment the military is in control with the promise of democratic reform. The Swiss have frozen 70 Billion of Mubarak's assets. (evidently the job pays very well) Yes, Mubarak is gone and nobody has emerged a leader to take over the wheel. Egypt has long been a stable spot in that regions for three decades. I would attribute a great deal of that stability to US foreign aid to Egypt. I don't know what's going to happen next over there I'm just hoping it can happen without the US government (God forbid the military) getting involved.
Any thoughts?
E-L Man:
I agree NP. The USA doesn't need another "sandbox" to play in. I keep hearing that this unrest over there is why our gas prices a going up again. There always seems to be a reason for good old greed. ::)
NightmarePatrol:
That's part of. The US has paid Egypt handsomely for thirty plus years to play nice with Israel, keep the Suez canal open and in general not stir things up. That, however... may be coming to an end depending on who gets to drive next. The other Arab states don't want Mubarak gone and they are flat out pissed off (and I agree with them) that Obama told Mubarak it was time to step down the way he did. It's going to be very interesting over there until things settle in to place.
lifefeedsonlife:
I'm curious to see what happens in Jordan.
Jayhawk:
Ironic how the US joined the chorus that this govt. was so evil and deserved to step down immediately, yet this didn't seem to cross our minds for the past three decades.
So if the successor govt. blows us off (as it happened under the same circumstances in Iran), we have no right to act surprised.
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