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Originally Posted by Jim in CT
Yes there is. He could do what Regan did when citizens (subjects) of the USSR started protestring, and Regan made it clear that freeedom, and not tyranny, is what's best for the world. Regan had no problem calling the Soviet Union "evil", he did it all the time. And just like today, all the liberals told him not to say it. Regan realized that battle, the Cold War, was going to have a winner and a loser, and he made it crystal clear where we would be when it was over. And he was right.
Real, decisive leadership involves calling a spade a spade. We elected a guy who likes to vote "present", instead of yea or nea, on any tough issue. Obama is a joke. And what no one is saying is that Hilary has to be the worst Secstate of the last 100 years. In terms of foreign policy, they can't get one right even by accident.
Protesters get slaughtered in Iran, Obama/Clinton don't utter a peep. China refuses any concessions. European nations refuse to send additional troops to Afghanistan, and they refuse to finance their own stimulus packages. Iran gets closer and closer to nukes. The North Koreans are running amuck.
They are an absolute joke, we'd be better off with Abbott and Costello. Obama believes, he genuinely believes, he can charm all our enemies into liking us. If only that were so, but it ain't...
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Far different situation wrt Iron Curtain. And yes, he can certainly say a lot but how much can he do?
I know this won't work because it is far too over simplified
Backs Hosni - Hosni fails, IB gains status / face
Backs Protesters - looses Army
Now if he backs the Army, and the Army can move Egypt more democratic which still marginalizes IB, there is a chance. But if the economy on the street doesn't improve...
In the meantime there will likely be pull among the three lands that are trying to be / traditionally have been the center of gravity of the muslim world; Turkey, Iran, Egypt...
While I would love to see a sweep of real democracy across the Arab / Persian world, with functioning democracies and all, we are talking about the Arab world, perhaps the most (2nd most?) dysfunctional region in the world. South America has been transitioning for 100 something years and isn't done with all its past and current fall backs.
How could the Arab world do it sooner or safer?
We live in interesting times.
/ramble