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Crisis Flummoxes White House
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The Obama administration's failure to correctly grasp the situation and articulate a clear position on the democracy protests in Egypt, is raising many questions. On many of the events occurring about the transition, the administration was caught unawares. And its position gave a muddled message to the people of Egypt, not a clear statement of the US support for the democratic process. Senator John McCain said in an interview: "Every day that goes by, you have to ask: who profits from this? Its the Muslim Brotherhood and Islamic extremists. There's the perception that we're on the side of Mubarak."
Criticism of the Obama administration's hesitant response to the protests in Egypt
01/28/2011
Vice President Biden says "I would not call Mubarak a dictator." President Obama fails to take a clear position in support of democracy, freedom of expression and economic opportunity in Egypt.
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New York Times 08/14/2013
New York Times 08/25/2013
Rice Offers a More Modest Strategy for Mideast
New York Times 10/26/2013
Leaving U.S. Allies Adrift as Chaos Rises
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How Do You Solve a Problem Like Mubarak
New York Times 01/28/2011
The U.S. needs to break with Mubarak now
Washington Post 01/29/2011
The U.S. foreign policy establishment and democracy
01/28/2011
The questionable position of the state department bureaucracy and diplomats on democracy in the Arab world, Africa and other countries. The situation in Egypt.
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Wall Street Journal 06/05/2013
New York Times 07/04/2013
U.S. Struggles for Leverage as Mideast Crisis Deepens
Wall Street Journal 07/08/2013
Egypt erupts as security forces attack Morsi supporters - The Washington Post
Washington Post 08/15/2013
U.S. Officials Fear Losing an Eager Ally in the Egyptian Military
New York Times 08/16/2013
The Sissi regime continues Egypt’s repressive descent - The Washington Post
Washington Post 08/19/2015
American experts, journalists and newspaper columnists on the Egypt of Mubarak and the democracy movement
04/13/2009
Grouped Articles
New York Times 08/14/2013
Cameraman for British Network Is Killed in Cairo
New York Times 08/14/2013
Egypt erupts as security forces attack Morsi supporters - The Washington Post
Washington Post 08/15/2013
Papers Try to Get Out of a Box
New York Times 04/13/2009
Compact Between Hosni Mubarak and Egyptians Erodes
New York Times 01/28/2011
Wall Street Journal 01/28/2011
The Democratic Options in Tunisia and Egypt
01/27/2011
Roger Cohen of the New York Times calls the street protestors in Tunisia and Egypt "revolutionary Geeks." They are young, pragmatic, looking mainly to be free of the shackles of despotic regimes and the lack of economic opportunity. The one party rule of the Tunisian ruler, of Mubarak and Quadaffi add up to one hundred years of despotism says Cohen. The failure of President Obama and Hillary Clinton to take a clear stand in support of change and in favor of democracy in the Arab world.
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Tunisian Islamist Finds Hope in Challenging Time
New York Times 08/03/2013
Second Opposition Leader Assassinated in Tunisia
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Tunisian Constitution, Praised for Balance, Nears Passage
New York Times 01/14/2014
Assassination in Tunisia Draws Spouse Into Politics
New York Times 10/25/2014
New York Times 01/27/2011
Egyptian troops let protests proceed as Mubarak names vice president
Washington Post 01/29/2011
The Washington Post and other U.S. media call for a democratic transition in Egypt and the Arab world
02/01/2011
Of the major media newspapers in the U.S., journalists of the Washington Post made the best effort to correct misinformation on the democratic transition in Egypt. It has taken the lead in calling for a democratic transition when the Obama administration has failed to do so clearly and unequivocally.
Grouped Articles
New York Times 07/04/2013
U.S. Struggles for Leverage as Mideast Crisis Deepens
Wall Street Journal 07/08/2013
Cameraman for British Network Is Killed in Cairo
New York Times 08/14/2013
Egypt erupts as security forces attack Morsi supporters - The Washington Post
Washington Post 08/15/2013
Wall Street Journal 08/16/2013
The Sissi regime continues Egypt’s repressive descent - The Washington Post
Washington Post 08/19/2015
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