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CosmicCowboy
03-25-2011, 11:49 AM
What a mess...

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/25/world/middleeast/25egypt.html?_r=1&ref=todayspaper
ChumpDumper
03-25-2011, 11:52 AM
You expected a revolution to not be messy?
CosmicCowboy
03-25-2011, 12:09 PM
I always assumed that a Secular/Military Dictatorship would be the logical outcome.
boutons_deux
03-25-2011, 12:23 PM
Libya, if they get Ka Daffy out, will be worse. It's not even a country except in name.
ChumpDumper
03-25-2011, 12:24 PM
Well, "secular" is a hard sell in the middle east. If the military is indeed setting up something resembling a democracy, the Brotherhood can't just be ignored or repressed again. Seems a little paradoxical I know.
DMX7
03-25-2011, 12:28 PM
Fucking with the Middle East has been a wet dream of this country for years, and now we're seeing the brilliant outcomes.
MannyIsGod
03-25-2011, 12:41 PM
It took us 2 decades to get our shit together in a far less complicated world. Its going to take time for them to set everything up correctly. Its a process that does not happen overnight.
Viva Las Espuelas
03-25-2011, 01:22 PM
The Iran '79 bow should be in place soon. Never was optimistic about the Egypt situation. Especially after our former intelligence director, or whatever his title was, said the Muslim Brotherhood is a secular organization. Someone should really show him the definition of Muslim.
Wild Cobra
03-25-2011, 07:13 PM
Yep, Egypt will become a worse country for peace than it was.

Isn't that what I have been saying?
Pistons < Spurs
03-25-2011, 08:57 PM
On a selfish note.... I'm going on a cruise in November that is supposed to stop at Alexenderia (visit Cairo & Pyramids), Sharm El Sheikh (beach resort) and Safaga (go to Luxor and the Valley of the Kings). I'm guessing the itinerary is going to be changed by the cruise line. Pretty bummed out. I keep hoping things in Egypt will settle the hell down, but it's looking more and more doubtful each day.
CosmicCowboy
03-25-2011, 09:03 PM
Cancel dude. Get your money back. That place will be a shit hole for the rest of our lifetimes.
Stringer_Bell
03-25-2011, 09:12 PM
Yep, Egypt will become a worse country for peace than it was.

Isn't that what I have been saying?

:tu

You have been saying that, and I'm really impressed with how pragmatic you are with all of these issues while still managing to stay true to the ideals of this country's founders. We could really use your expertise in the State Department, it would help bring some clarity and moral insight to these situations.

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