re: #166 Buck

We are talking about the message being sent to the people in the streets. Yes, we all know that Egypt self identified as a republic, but the administration should no better, and either keep their mouths shut or be more careful to not come out supporting an obvious dictator over a democratic movement.

Simple question, do you think that Biden (a man who says he is a foreign affairs expert) thinks there is a democracy already in Egypt?

Answer: I think Biden is a stupid and simple man; he probably never thought critically about the legitimacy of Egypt’s elections and just toed the majority line that Egypt was a good US ally.

With respect to messaging, the Egyptian people are aware that we’ve essentially propped up the current oppressive government for the past 30 years because it suits our own geopolitical interests. Biden supporting Mubarak was just more of the same. If anything, there is a dangerous hypocrisy to suddenly condemning the Mubarak regime if you’re administration was keen to play game this entire time.