Indefinitely? Elections scheduled for Sept. 2011 in Egypt
Yes, indefinitely, since the Egyptian elections are as legitimate as the ones in Venezuela recently.
Or do you think that Chavez is a legitimately elected Leader?
I asked what if you are wrong. Who fills the vacuum of leadership in Egypt?
What do you mean if I'm wrong? If I'm wrong that the people over throw the government? Then Mubarak keeps tenuous grasp of the country.
Right, just like we have dealt with Iran. Are the people better off in Iran than they were prior to radical Islam taking over? It is a lot easier protesting for your freedom than it is actually getting your freedom. Think that Iranians are free?
I don't think the Iranian are massively better off then before, I don't think they're amazingly worse off than before either. I also think generally though giving aid to people attempting to fight for democracy and are on the verge of it is better than just initiating and causing it yourself. We could've been France to Iran's Green Revolution, instead Obama sat on his ass.
Not to mention we didn't install a real democracy in Iran when you're talking about, we just traded one essential dictator for another.
very revolution in the region started out with the demand for freedom and democracy and look who stepped in. I suggest better research on racial Islam and their goal
Please, point me out specific revolutions that demanded Democracy. Since you're far more versed in your research, I'm sure you can point me at specifics.
I care about the security of this country and stopping radical Islam. What exactly do you care about?
Gotcha. So you weren't going on and on years back about "spreading democracy" and "spreading freedom" with regards to Iraq then? As long as your consistant.
I care about the security of this country as well. I think the long term security of it is far more beneificial by democratic governments in the Middle East taking hold rather than dictatorships. If that means a period of instability or some questionable regimes we don't get along with, so be it. The end result is likely far better than the bandaid approach of the narrow immediete gratification view we take currently.
I don't give a **** about "stopping radical islam". I care about stopping radical islam from harming our country. I'm not here for a Holy War.
You think the elections in Iraq were legitimate?
Recently? Far more than most elections in that region of the world. Previously? Absolutely not.....but then you prove my point at the very start of this post.