Hillary Clinton appeared on Five Sunday Morning TV Talk Shows today. I presume her purpose was to reassure Americans, Israelis, and other Middle East nations that everything is going to OK in Egypt. I saw her on three of those appearances and she said almost the same thing on each program. It’s what she did not say that is of concern. She did not tell the audience of any contingency plans if Egyptians are killed in the streets by police or soldiers. She did not tell of any plans if Islamic extremists take control of Egypt. She did not discuss the possible revocation of the Egypt-Israel peace treaty that has been in place for 30 years.
In other words, no one, outside of the American government, knows what plans have been made to confront the possible consequences of the ouster of Hosni Mubarak as president of Egypt.
The troubling fact is that Egyptian soldiers stood in their U.S. made Abrams tanks as people protest in Tahrir Square in Cairo. Police used U.S. made tear gas to quell the crowds. Is it just possible that Egyptians will remember who provided the military ammunition and hardware that has sustained a 30 year dictator?
The United States keeps making deals with despots and dictators as long as they support America’s point of view. In other words American administrations make deals with devils and hope those devils will not attempt to collect. Does America really support the idea of real democracy everywhere in the world? Probably not. The United States wants nations who will support American interests.
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