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2011-02-12 Africa North

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Posted by Fred 2011-02-12 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11128 views ] Top

#1 Mubarak is gone, and now you have an Egyptian military Junta.

Big improvement. Paint a doorknob on a rock....and tell yourself its the gate to Paradise.

Victory? Egypt is free today?

Sucker.

Posted by Dribble2716 2011-02-12 02:45|| 2011-02-12 02:45|| Front Page Top

#2 Utterly corrupt ruling caste, economic chaos, hundreds of thousands marching in the street and the Beltway Mob is OK with the military coup. Be careful what you wish for, you may get it.

Posted by Procopius2k 2011-02-12 09:06|| 2011-02-12 09:06|| Front Page Top

#3 How many of these revolutions really turn out well in the end? Iran, Leb, Algeria, Russia, France, etc.

Let's wait for the other shoe to drop.

Posted by Alan Cramer 2011-02-12 11:20|| 2011-02-12 11:20|| Front Page Top

#4 Insh'Allah.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2011-02-12 11:23|| 2011-02-12 11:23|| Front Page Top

#5 Egypt has had systemic problems for many decades. We bought some peace for almost 40 years with $2 billion a year, but the systemic problems were never addressed. You have youth with nothing to do that are ripe for the pickin's for jihadists. Look at your Egyptian infrastructure: water, sewer, electricity, building codes, etc. Then take a look at other countries in the area: Algeria, Libya, Syria, Jordan, etc. They have not progressed. There is a lot of work that revolution will not address without fundamental systemic changes in society. And Islamists will not do a thing to address these fundamental issues.

The first thing that we must do is to achieve energy independence from the ME, then we are not beholden to them. The same goes for Japan, and other allies. Islamism and oil money are more toxic than anything.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2011-02-12 16:11|| 2011-02-12 16:11|| Front Page Top

#6 Look at the women in the graduation photos from Cairo University to see the problem.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2011-02-12 16:15|| 2011-02-12 16:15|| Front Page Top

#7 #6 Look at the women in the graduation photos from Cairo University to see the problem.

Link please.

Posted by Secret Asian Man 2011-02-12 23:11|| 2011-02-12 23:11|| Front Page Top

#8 Here, Secret Asian Man. Scroll down to see the change over time.

Posted by trailing wife 2011-02-12 23:55|| 2011-02-12 23:55|| Front Page Top

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