As rival camps of Egyptians protest for and against the toppling of President Mohamed Morsi, there is a rare point of agreement: America is to blame.Apparently the speech in Cairo didn't help much. I blame George W. Bush.
Anti-Americanism, which has long been an undercurrent here, is erupting again as Egyptians battle over the future of their country. Each side accuses the United States of backing the other and alleges conspiracies in which the Obama administration is secretly fostering dissent in an attempt to weaken Egypt.
It's a damned if you do, damned if you don't quagmire in which the U.S. appears to have alienated both sides, underscoring waning American influence and credibility as it attempts to navigate the turmoil.
Monday, July 08, 2013
Consensus
It's hard to know what's going to happen in Egypt, but on the bright side, the culprit for what's happened is pretty well established:
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Each side accuses the United States of backing the other...
Well, at one time or another we probably have.
Well, at one time or another we probably have.
True, but it's when you do it simultaneously that you have problems.
I think we should make people happy by shipping more weapons to them. What could possibly go wrong?
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