Anyone watching the chaos in Egypt?

[RogerinTPA]

take a look at Iran

I hope not, but this happened awfully close the anniversary of the Iranian revolution, which happened a couple of days ago. There are opinions abound that the socialist, communist and the muslim brotherhood, joined in a concerted effort to planted the seeds to undermine and flip this government, years ago. Hopefully the army will hold it together until free elections can be held in the fall, then the chips will fall where they may. If the info is correct, some Islamic extremist figure head will surface in the next month or so, same as what happened in Iran with the Ayatollah back in the day. If not, then Egypt will get a break and a chance at true democracy. If they choose poorly, then they will be another extremist state.

I'm still banking on the moderate Egyptian people to take a break from being under the iron fist of one president, and enjoy their new freedoms, instead of ushering in a more iron fistted tyrannical extremist regime, ala Iran. It's good to hear the chants of "freedom" for the people today, while conversely, Iran's state sponsored rallies showing support for Egypt, were chanting "death to the America"

[variablebinary]

I can give you good reason to be concerned...

All of the big city "intellectuals", "academics" and lefty turds on MSNBC are way too for the uprising and overthrow. That alone tells me this will not end well for the USA.

Also, Egypt has been a decent ally to the USA for a long time, and a source of stability in the middle east. If we come out against our allies, no one is going to want to get in bed with us.

Lastly, Islam and freedom don't mix. Call me a racist or whatever other bullshit, but where is there a free, democratic republic in the Islamic world. Sharia cannot occupy the same space as the concept of civil rights.

[platoonDaddy]

Egypt Protesters Mocking oSama's "yes we can"

[scottryan]

The only people Mubarak "oppressed" were al queda and the marxists.

He would take captured al queda on Egyptian warships and throw them over the side.

There is no "dictatorship" and the change of power will lead to another Iran.

All the marxists in the US want him gone. What does that tell you?

[kal]

anybody seeing whats happening in Iran now?

[woodandsteel]

anybody seeing whats happening in Iran now?

I see that the U.S. is giving a little more support to the Iranian Protestors, this time. And the Iranian Government is a little worried.

http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/....html?hpt=Sbin

[500grains]

The only people Mubarak "oppressed" were al queda and the marxists.

He would take captured al queda on Egyptian warships and throw them over the side.

Damn! Someone should have told him that Achmedinajiad (sp?) is al qaeda.

[variablebinary]

The only people Mubarak "oppressed" were al queda and the marxists.

He would take captured al queda on Egyptian warships and throw them over the side.

There is no "dictatorship" and the change of power will lead to another Iran.

All the marxists in the US want him gone. What does that tell you?

Yep. Mubarak kept the Islamic kooks on a short lease. They knew better than to screw around.

[dookie1481]

Tangentially related: Niall Ferguson bitch-slaps State and the Obama administration's foreign policy on the Morning Joe.

EDIT: I guess the link might be helpful: http://freedomslighthouse.net/2011/0...t-video-21411/

[John_Wayne777]

A repeat of the Iranian revolution is my greatest fear in all of this. We've had a problem with Islamist actors/regimes for almost half a century now...serious ones. We've spent the better part of 10 years trying to make a dent in the ability of Islamists to dictate terms to the civilized world.

A secular democracy dedicated to the preservation of individual rights, free enterprise, and free speech is probably what most of the protestors want, but the funny thing about revolutions is that you don't always get that outcome.