tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post1265849627739707253..comments2023-11-02T08:52:30.787-04:00Comments on Connecticut Bob: More thoughts on EgyptUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-26824113133462811312011-02-14T23:44:29.306-05:002011-02-14T23:44:29.306-05:00Shhhh...they'll hear you!Shhhh...they'll hear you!CT Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07334232414964958641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-63225087069243496292011-02-14T14:05:29.087-05:002011-02-14T14:05:29.087-05:00http://www.boston.com/news/world/middleeast/articl...http://www.boston.com/news/world/middleeast/articles/2011/02/13/bush_program_helped_lay_the_groundwork_in_egypt/?p1=News_links<br /><br />A small, controversial effort launched under President George W. Bush to fund and train election monitors in Egypt played a key role in the movement to topple President Hosni Mubarak’s regime.<br /><br />When Obama took office, his administration halved the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-28890759235125194802011-02-14T13:12:39.741-05:002011-02-14T13:12:39.741-05:00Don't ya just *love it* when constitutions are...Don't ya just *love it* when constitutions are suspended? Not so much.<br /><br />The Egyptian military appears to be a mercenary arm of the US government, and we have repeatedly proven that we are not to be trusted.tessanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-54743747475560800852011-02-14T10:54:44.689-05:002011-02-14T10:54:44.689-05:00That was the great thing about the entire situatio...That was the great thing about the entire situation. It was probably one of the quietest and most orderly revolution I've ever seen. The great majority worked together to maintain order and not give Mubarak any excuses like you said. <br /><br />This could have been Tienanmen Square all over again. In fact, I was quite worried when they shut down the internet. The first thing to go before a CT Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07334232414964958641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-21606934520653688832011-02-14T07:42:23.299-05:002011-02-14T07:42:23.299-05:00The military is already heavily entrenched in the ...The military is already heavily entrenched in the Egyptian government. We just have to wait and see if they run someone for president or if they will go with more of a Turkish style military run democracy. <br /><br />As for chaos, that's what Mubarak tried to create by letting the police disappear from the streets January 29. He thought all hell would break loose, he would quash it and provevagabondbloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15335179461403449587noreply@blogger.com