Egyptian Protests Under Mubarak
I have some strong opinions on this. I do think that Mubarak should be put on trial. He was a bad man, but he did do some good things. He was peaceful towards Israel and did help fight terrorists. However, he did murder his own people and oppress them for 30 years. I find the split interesting, I think they need to try him and punish him, whether it's death or jail, both for closure and justice.
My second opinion is about the ruling military. Many people believe that military is dragging it's feet in moving to freedom. I think that is true, Tantawi has been in power for 20 years, he won't just give that up over night. The military is trying to stay in power as long as they can. They should be very careful not to stand in the way of the people for to long, they can be thrown out just like Mubarak.
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Egypt has a very uncertain future. Will the military council crack down like the Syrians are or will they give in and avoid a possible civil war? We'll have to wait and see, but do remember those who don't know their history are doomed to repeat it, lets hope they learned a lesson when Mubarak was kicked out.
source: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/01/17/mubarak-trial-encapsulates-divisions-in-egypt/
It's important to remember that, for the most part, Mubarak was a puppet of the military regime that has now taken control of Egypt. The U.S. benefited greatly from the Mubarak regime over the past twenty years, but when the people of Egypt revolted we decided that he wasn't worth risking our position in the Middle East as the champions of freedom.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you about the Military. They need to tread lightly and not appear to be a continuity or they risk getting overthrown as well.
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