What you say is possible Saladin, except that there are great differences between Egypt and Libya. The US is a very close ally of Egypt, whereas with Libya, it hasn't been worth the political capital for Obama to get involved, and he was right. France took the lead and we stayed behind and though Qaddafi is still around, his regime is gone for all intents and purposes.
With Egypt there are much closer ties between the US and the army, and it's always been that way. In fact it is the army that is the recipient of the billions that the US sends, and they are not about to forfeit that aid.
The youth of the April 6th movement was not involved with the violations of the Embassy. Which means that it had to be the mostly uneducated, easily angered youth that were coaxed to do what they did. That's all I am able to tell you.

That's what I'm afraid of, Aimee, the young hot heads. Although I'm greatly relieved that Israeli lives were spared, those who stormed the Embassy wasted an enormous opportunity if they destroyed valuable documents when the Ambassador and his family fled. They definitely need cooler heads running the show.

I understand from reading the Arabic press that the documents were pamphlets and things that usually occupy the lobby of the building. Nobody made it into the quarters of any of the 80 or so personnel, that were also evacuated. I am now investigating a lead from an Egyptian friend that some of those young hot heads were incited by Islamist radicals.

Well, Saladin my friend, there is such a thing as righteous anger, wouldn't you agree?

No, I wouldn't. I don't like to qualify universal statements, especially subjective ones, unless I'm absolutely certain.

I will agree, however, that most righteous anger is better called self-righteous anger, and that most of it has less to do with the issue itself and more to do with regular angers boiling over. Most of which aren't such noble emotions.

It is happening in Libya. Only instead of taking it out on Jews they are going after Blacks. When people tell us to go back to Africa I try to remind them that we are hated there too.

You have to be more focused on what you demand. the original idea of the revolution was to democratize the country. I have a few Egyptian friends who keep me informed, and one sent me a video in Arabic of an islamic extremist that was shouting to the young people to go and attack the Embassy. I couldn't post it because Americans would not understand it. My feeling is that you are getting distracted and this is the reason your revolution will not succeed.

i am not really getting distracted, and i do understand that some of the stuff we are doing is bad, but at least we are trying to clean things up

I am not specifically referring to you, but the youth who is demanding change in general. When you attack an embassy, that is not part of demands for democratic reform. You will lose the respect of the world.

I miss the reason you resort to calling us neanderthals. The fat lady did not sing yet. And there are certain groups who are fomenting this kind of hatred.

Did you get the picture from the Geico commercials? I love it.

warren_miller ??

"It wasn't some enlightened protest demanding liberalism, it was an Islamic revolution demanding sharia law."

An Islamic revolution in a Muslim country. Fancy that! And by the way, to an American who loves her country and is no Neanderthal, your avatar is rude, crude and offensive.

You're sarcastic but many on here a few months ago thought the Egyptians Muslims were revolting because they wanted liberalism, the NY times and Starbucks.

And my avatar has nothing to do with this article but nice diversion.

I take offense. We would never target an ethnic group out of frustration... oh wait.

You are truly a savant. You predicted the targeting of Jews by Arabs during a partial government collapse. Wow, I wish I had your knack for prophesy.

absolutely on target.

It's odd that my reply to you keeps getting erased automatically, so I'm trying again. Israel has no friends but the US. And I agree that we have way too many things that are more pressing, but we are trying to prevent a bloodbath.

it is not about who israel has to help, but who israel can rely on in regards to the egyptians.it has more to do with our influence over the egyptians than our relationship with israel.

really?
israel has no other allies huh?

Can you name any?

name three

canada,germany,haiti,australia,and presently russia is kissing their ass as well as chine becoming rather friendly

Yes, Haiti is very useful as an ally....Russia is not kissing their ass at all...Israel has become a haven for the oligarchs that had to leave the country for their 'business practices'...Germany is only a friend because of Holocaust remorse that has been wearing thin since Angela Merkel told Netanyahu to stick it. I forgot about Canada and Australia, so I'll give you those two, although in an emergency, neither would be able to bail them out. So we're back to the US.

well that is quite the rediculous view of global politics ya got going there.not even the kind of thing that is even worth debating.like whos dad can kick whos dads ass

the 'influence' is in the dollars freecrack. if there were no dollars, they'd tell us to go to hell

so odd how in some regards you issue such depth of analysis and in others take the rediculously simple