At Best, America Killed Mubarak’s Presidency with Kindness

[kpete]

At Best, America Killed Mubarak’s Presidency with Kindness
By: Jon Walker Friday February 11, 2011 3:04 pm

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The only way Bush or the collective actions of the American government might be “responsible” for this spontaneous popular demand for democracy is if our government inadvertently killed the Mubarak regime with too much kindness.

I guess it is possible we gave Mubarak so much support, protection and largesse over some many decades that he eventual grew wealthy and totally isolated from the realities of his country. The unintended result being an administration made so tone deaf by years of gifts showered on him, that Mubarak became incapable of seeing or addressing rising public pressure for reforms before the public’s demands exploded in popular protest.

In other words, the U.S. ended the regime only to the extent a person might “kill” their pet by spoiling it with so many treats for year that it eventually succumbs to heart disease or diabetes. Death by too much love.

Collectively as a country we can claim no credit for this positive popular revolution against a dictator we spent so much money trying to keep in power.

http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2011/02/11/at-best-america-killed-mubaraks-presidency-with-kindness/

[SidDithers]

1. Piffle...nt

Sid

[bobbolink]

5. For once I totally agree with you.

I see your piffle and raise you a balderdash.

[leftstreet]

2. K&R

Good read

[Catherina]

3. Rec'd. No credit. None. Not even a whiff of credit. We did everything we could

to obstruct the revolution and are still doing it. We'll fail. Thankfully.

[emilyg]

4. k/r - true

[BOG PERSON]

6. it's true

you kind of have to be depraved to seriously think it's a testament to how WONDERFUL we are and that it reflects FAVORABLY on us if and when other countries somehow manage to wrench themselves from our orbit. you have to be in denial if you think this a victory for American democracy or diplomacy.

[BOG PERSON]

7. wow, your post got aggressively unrecommended.

that's weird.