Egypt a Wake Up Call for US Empire

"Egypt is an alarm that highlights the urgent need for change in U.S. foreign policy. It provides President Obama an opportunity to transform a foreign policy that has often had the opposite effect that was sought and is undermining U.S. economic and national security.


The list of recent policy failures in the Middle East is quite astounding:

From the net

The Iraq War, intended to create a western style democracy and a base of operations for the U.S. in the region has weakened U.S. influence. U.S. military vulnerability to local resistance fighters was exposed. A wide range of abuses of civilians were reported. Perhaps the most damaging were the indelible mark left from the images of Americans torturing Iraqis. The war put in place a Shi’a government that is closely allied with Iran. The war and occupation have weakened U.S. economic security by costing $3 trillion, much of which will be spent over the next decade taking care of injured soldiers.

Some recent examples:
The U.S. has escalated the war in Afghanistan
- A third front, the CIA-led undeclared war in Pakistan - The special relationship with Israel continues to undermine the reputation of the U.S. in the region
The fall of Mubarak could be the beginning of massive change across the region.

Egypt is one example among many of the U.S. being on the wrong side. Giving billions of dollars and selling sophisticated weapons to the regime of Hosni Mubarak, despite his abusive, autocratic rule of Egypt, is now coming back to haunt America. Tear gas canisters with “Made in the USA” printed on them and U.S.-made jets flying overhead to intimidate Egyptians all demonstrate the mistakes of U.S. foreign policy under multiple presidents."

Full article: http://original.antiwar.com/kevin-b-zeese/2011/02/04/egypt-a-wake-up-call-for-us-empire/