OBAMA'S WISDOM IN EGYPT

I give kudos to Obama for not interfering in Egyptian politics in this critical time of strife. The people of Egypt are fighting for democracy and not a caliphate (religious dictator), a political dictator, or a military dictator; they want a fair representation in the government—just like in the United States.  Unfortunately, the ubiquitous power bug bit President Mohamed Morsi.  At the same time, the Generals and religious leaders are all standing ready in the political wings suffering from the same bite. 

Although not yet fully organized into a political force there are people in this country who are saying we should support, Morsi; “he may be a bastard but he is our bastard”. The era of realpolitik is over. No, Morsi is not our puppet to be manipulated by the most powerful country in the world. He is the leader of the people and if they do not want him, we should have the wisdom not to interfere—the point of this blog post is to point out that Obama has that wisdom. The people oppose to his Middle East policies are more anti Obama and anti Muslim than pro Morsi; meaning they want Obama to use strong arm techniques to prevent a caliphate from forming—that would usurp the power of the people. Obama is confident the people will not accept a caliphate because both he and the Egyptian people know that Morsi is a member of the Muslim Brotherhood. Morsi promised when elected not to form a religious government and when he moved in that direction the people took to the streets. Obama is confidant the people of Egypt will win if not in 2013 in the future just as the American people won in the 18^th century—it was not instantaneous for us nor should we expect it to be so in Egypt.