The propagandists at the WaPo are being busy little beavers
re-writing recent history in an effort to completely absolve President Dumbass of any Egyptian responsibility...
In early 2011, that reasonable alternative was the army. Despite Obama’s soaring rhetoric about the Tahrir activists being the inheritors of Gandhi and King, U.S. policy was effectively to protect American interests in Egypt by supporting the transfer of power from an 82-year-old air force general to a 75-year-old army general, Field Marshal Mohammad Hussein Tantawi, the leader of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces. Egypt’s army, the country’s most popular institution, could be counted on to navigate political storms and find a civilian captain to steer the ship of state to a safe harbor — or so we thought.
In retrospect, the United States’ great error was born in the over-confidence we placed in the generals. When the White House moved on to Libya and other issues, it effectively put Egypt policy on auto-pilot, deferring to the generals on the pace and content of their “democratic transition.” Everyone knew the generals’ real interest was devising a political system that preserved their power and wealth. But they were “our guys,” men who understood the overlap of U.S. and Egyptian regional security imperatives — keeping the peace with Israel — and they claimed to appreciate the need for a political process that was popular, participatory and legitimate.
This policy was logical. And because no one imagined the breadth of the generals’ political incompetence, it was tragically wrong.
The WaPo sez:
You see, you moronic plebes, it wasn't Obama (may he reign forever) who screwed things up, but rather those idiot Egyptian army generals. Heck, Obama didn't even make the mistake of trusting those stupid generals to fix things...no, it was "the United States."
In retrospect, the United States’ great error
And that's because El Presidente doesn't make errors. Only the United States does. And Egyptian army generals, yeah, them. They're stupid and it was all their fault.
Glad we got it all explained and stuff 'cause it's too confusing to ordinary citizens who would, left to their own devices, think that maybe El Presidente just f**ked it all up on his own.
