U.S role in Egypt

For about a week now, there has been alot of protesting in the streets of Egypt. The people of Egypt are getting tired of their government and they want change. As a start, they would like a democracy as their government giving them more power and more freedom. Like Obama said in his speech made to the Muslim world in June 2009,  governments should not be able to conquer the rights of the people. The people of Egypt feel that Hosni Mubarek, president of Egypt, is not meeting their expectation. Now the Egyptians believe that Obama should be helping to resolve this conflict. But instead the U.S. is no where to be found. Others believe that abandoning a key ally in desperate need would hurt the America's interests in the region.


This relates to class because in this situation Obama playing the role of the Chief Diplomat. As Cheif Diplomat, the president decides what American diplomats and ambassadors shall say to foreign governments. 




Why isn't Obama backing up the Epygtians after preaching for democracy?


Is the U.S. word really their bond?

Obama giving his speech back in June 2009

Egyptian protestors

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/jan/31/obama-treads-lightly-on-egypt/

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/30/world/middleeast/30diplo.html