What Egypt Can Teach America
Nicholas Kristof, New York Times
It’s a new day in the Arab world — and, let’s hope, in American relations to the Arab world. Nicholas D. Kristof Nicholas Kristof addresses reader feedback and posts short takes from his travels. The truth is that the United States has been behind the curve not only in Tunisia and Egypt for the last few weeks, but in the entire Middle East for decades. We supported corrupt autocrats as long as they kept oil flowing and weren’t too aggressive toward Israel. Even in the last month, we sometimes seemed as out of touch...
It’s a new day in the Arab world — and, let’s hope, in American relations to the Arab world. Nicholas D. Kristof Nicholas Kristof addresses reader feedback and posts short takes from his travels. The truth is that the United States has been behind the curve not only in Tunisia and Egypt for the last few weeks, but in the entire Middle East for decades. We supported corrupt autocrats as long as they kept oil flowing and weren’t too aggressive toward Israel. Even in the last month, we sometimes seemed as out of touch...
Source: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/2011/02/13/what_egypt_can_teach_america_250441.html