You wonder why the West isn’t helping Syria quell the insurrection there. It’s just as violent and graphic as what happened in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya – where’s the no fly zone, the weapons shipments to the rebels and the public outrage?
Our leaders evidently realize the Arab Spring was more like an Arab Slinky. Tunisia, Egypt and Libya were all western style nations with secular politics, albeit leaders bordering on the ruthlessly dictatorial. Where are they now?
Granted, they all have democratic systems. However, Tunisia is the only one with democratic principles anything like what we associate with democracy.
A third of Egypt’s legislature is represented by the Muslim Brotherhood, and one third is a group of even more fundamental Islamists.
Libya was an Islamist state to begin with; now it’s a radical fundamentalist Shariah state.
Now we see why Al Queda has rallied support for the rebels in Syria, and why the West is reluctant to do the same. Al Queda’s goal is an Arab Caliphate in the Middle East, under their control. A continuation of the Arab Spring phenomena would lead to just that, post haste.
Meanwhile, Iran and Iraq are staunch supporters of the regime in Syria. Theoretically, we should be allies with Iran, and better allies with Iraq than we are right now. After all, they’re both facing a resurgence of Al Queda within their borders.
The ugly situation in Benghazi sums this all up. Benghazi was the last remaining stronghold of Mohammar Gaddafi and was the last refuge of his loyalists. It’s basically a separate entity within the nation of Libya. They despised the presence of the U.S. embassy there and, thus, got rid of us.
The coverup in Washington of the events at Benghazi show just how much the political masturbators in DC want to avoid any cogent discussion of the Middle East.
Washington is in denial that terrorism is still very much alive and well in the Middle East, now more than ever.
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