The Embarrassments of Empire: Washington Wonders What to Say About Arab Freedom

Obama didn't take a "stance as a diplomat." He took NO stance. Which is, he took a position one day, changed it 2 days later, changed to another position again 72 hours after that, etc.



That's not a diplomat. It's a spineless blatherer.



You can claim that he inherited Mubarek, but you can't claim that Mubarek was anything more than a cold war dictator, sponsored by the US only because he was anti-commu­nist. We took prisoners to Egypt so that the Egyptian police could torture them. Obama did what he could to provide some cover to the man who could have spilled the beans regarding the evils that Obama and his predecesso­r perpetrate­d in the "global war on terrorism.­"



As is always the case when those with bloody hands try to prevent the truth from being uncovered, the actions and statements of the guilty parties look "embarrass­ing" (refer to the absurd defensive words of every scandalize­d republican politician­).



Obama backed up a "friend" of the US because Obama hasn't the courage to admit how the US has behaved badly around the globe - he'd rather fall on his sword than "do the right thing." So instead of paving the road to an improved relationsh­ip in the Arab world, Obama looks weak and has confirmed the suspicions of the Egyptian people to not trust the US.



This whole mess proves that it's best to either be quiet or stand up for what's just. Obama fails again.
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