tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107812.post2319670198583974320..comments2023-12-31T08:14:31.232-05:00Comments on Mike's America: Will Obama Lose Egypt the Way Carter Lost Iran?Mike's Americahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01262938295909490454noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107812.post-40404452610565662862011-01-28T20:31:40.950-05:002011-01-28T20:31:40.950-05:00Egypt isn't Obama's to lose any more than ...Egypt isn't Obama's to lose any more than Iran was Jimmy Carter's to lose.<br /><br />Try to wrap your head around this. We don't rule the world and we don't control events in other countries.<br /><br />Mubarak is the captain of his own destiny, but we have propped him up and supported him for 30 years. To the extent that Egyptians have a problem with Mubarak, they are justified in having a problem with the United States.<br /><br />"The Shah of Iran was the corrupt despot. He had lined his pockets, was ruthless against political opposition, and was seen by his subjects as a puppet for the West."<br /><br />Yes, he was all of those things. And we, via the CIA and in partnership with Great Britain, engineered a coup which ousted the democratically elected Mosaddeq and installed The Shah on his Peacock Throne from which he committed those crimes. <br /><br />The Shah terrorized and oppressed the Iranians, with our complete and loyal support, for 26 years until the Islamic Revolt ran him out of the country.<br /><br />This is why the Iranians despise America.<br /><br />After the Shah was driven out, we supported Hussein in Iraq. He was far worse than the Shah. And you wonder why the Iraqi's didn't greet us as conquering heros when we decided not to support him anymore.<br /><br />Don't be surprised when the Egyptians hate America for our support of Mubarak.<br /><br />We sleep in the bed that we made by supporting despots and dictators to line the pockets of the rich with oil-soaked billions.<br /><br />Stop whining.Xavier Onassishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01345787343828318445noreply@blogger.com