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you are ab-using [QUOTE]blah blah blah[/QUOTE] to reply to arilliusbm.
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[QUOTE="arilliusbm:1167342"][QUOTE="ShadowSD:1167241"][QUOTE="arilliusbm:1166902"]This stinks of a CIA Covert OP.[/QUOTE] No, this isn't like Mossadegh in 1953, this is an organic revolution that was a long-time coming in Egypt, spurred by youth and technological access to communication. After all, the CIA got rid of the rising pro-democracy leader Mossadegh in Iran in order to prop up their allied dictator (the Shah); why would they plan a mission to overthrow their allied dictator (Mubarak)?[/QUOTE] I was being facetious in some regard; however, I would not be surprised if it was a mixture of "organic revolution" and some sort of secret operation. Lest we forget, one of American's tactics is to undermine governments for strategic purposes down the road. The fact of the matter is that we really don't know what forces -if any- are at work here. Yes, Egypt is one of our closest allies in the Middle East, so it's somewhat of a sticky situation. We've had a good relationship with Egypt for the last 30 years, albeit their government is not democratic in the current state. Perhaps the greatest factor in this is how the younger generation wants freedoms... freedoms that they don't currently have. Given the proximity to Israel, however, I'd assume that we would welcome this with open-arms, as our longtime goal is to "spread democracy" throughout the world, which is simple jargon for westernizing the world as we squabble over the last bit of resources left. Then again, it was a long time coming.[/QUOTE]
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