Outgoing White House spokesman Robert Gibbs today indicated that President Obama was growing “very concerned” about Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak’s attempts to delay his departure from office, and that the US government no longer considers a September departure acceptable.
The comments were a stark but welcome change to the administration’s previous comments, which suggested that they envisioned Mubarak retaining power but making some “reforms” to placate the growing protest rallies. There is no longer any indication that the administration believes Mubarak’s regime, a long-time US ally, can be saved.
“The Egyptians don’t want to see appointments. They don’t want to hear speeches,” Gibbs warned, adding that Mubarak had to take “concrete action” and that “now means now.”
State Department Spokesman P.J. Crowley, who was among the first to oppose the notion of free elections in Egypt, also appears to have come on board, insisting that “more needs to be done” and that “it is imperative that this process begins now.”
Exactly what the administration is envisioning at this point is unclear, though they are at the very least resigned to Mubarak’s ouster now. It still seems the references to “concrete action” and admonishments to “do more” stop well short of Mubarak’s immediate resignation and fleeing into exile, which is what the protesters are holding out for.
"The comments were a stark but welcome change…" Frankly, I don't see any change in U.S. policy. The U.S. Government still thinks it can dictate and give orders to the rest of the world. The United States has no right whatsoever to take any stand on the crisis in Egypt, either for or against Mubarak. Nor does it have any right to instruct Egypt on what its government should do. The United States needs to learn to mind its own business!
Mubarak: Dear Barack, what should I do? People want me to leave.
Obama: Come on. You get rattled too easily.
Mubarak: But they are asking for my resignation!
Obama: Look, I called you precisely to offer a solution.
Mubarak: Should I leave then?
Obama: Are you nuts? My boys from Langley came up with this. I will declare that the Egyptian people have the right to choose their system of government and you must take concrete action and blah blah.
Mubarak: You mean you don't mean it to throw me out?
Obama: Of course not, you fool. I will appear I support the people's rights, but you will give them their rights in avery concrete way, if you know what I mean.
Mubarak. So should I give them hell?
Obama: Hell? Beat the shit out of them, so they never again rise against their masters.
Mubarak: lol, I knew you were a loyal friend.
If we the people demanded Obama leave; would he? Not a snowball's chance in hell of that ever happening. Does anyone really take these full of hot air politicians seriously anymore? The self-glorified leaders and the scam artists who work for them have completely lost their minds or have they? Some of the things that come out of their mouths is absolutely borderline insanity driven.
Take for example the global warming now climate change crap they are pushing. In an article I read the Climate Institute stated this: Expect ‘Warmer Colder’ Winters! Read the article and you'll see more crazy examples;
http://www.prisonplanet.com/gores-claim-that-snow…
Two more from the same man before I go, which was written in 2008 which pretty much claims winter no longer exist, hmmm I wonder what his thoughts are now?
“Over the last 12 months there has been no winter,” said Dr Nigel Taylor. “Last year was extraordinary. Spring was in January, April was summer, the summer was cool, then it was warmer and sunny in autumn.
“There is no winter any more despite a cold snap before Christmas. It is nothing like years ago when I was younger.
Ain't that sweet of the White House? Doublespeak at its best. I picked up this tidbit at The Guardian blog:
11.41am:Around 2,000 people have gathered for a new demonstration on the sea front in Alexandria, Harriet Sherwood reports. The Muslim Brotherhood are involved in the demonstration, but it is mixed crowd, she says.
It is pretty tense. Every time I tried to speak to someone I was surrounded by a crowd asked if I was a spy for a spy on behalf of America or Israel. We had to make a fairly hasty exit. So it is not a pleasant atmosphere, but we haven't seen violence on the scale of Cairo.
People are shocked by what has been happening in Cairo.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/blog/2011/feb/03/e…
The weasels in Israel are jumping with joy and many are even calling for an invasion of Egypt. The dogs of war never get tired of barking.