Western Media Calls to End U.S.-Egypt Alliance

(thetrumpet) - It is 2011 all over again in Egypt. A regime, though heavy-handed, is offering a glimmer of hope for United States interests in the region. Yet despite Cairo’s efforts to curtail the expansion of Washington’s enemies, it finds itself condemned by Western media. Angry over alleged human rights violations and the stifling of freedom of speech, the Western media is once again calling for revolution, risking a resurgence of the Muslim Brotherhood.

Egypt’s Downfall

To understand how dangerous another revolution would be, we need only look at the last one.

For almost 30 years, Egypt was in the iron hands of then President Hosni Mubarak. But protests, led by supposed “pro-democratic” activists, flared up in the early days of the 2011 Arab Spring. The movement quickly gained the attention of the Western media. Headlines of the ironfisted rule and corrupt administration of Mubarak splashed across news outlets worldwide.

The Obama administration was quickly on board with the protesters, wasting little time in hanging America’s most important Arab ally out to dry.

For decades, Egypt was a sturdy foundation for the ever changing Middle East. As Iran radicalized in the late ’70s, Egypt formed a peace treaty with Israel—the first Muslim nation to do so. The foundation for the U.S.-brokered deal was laid by Anwar Sadat, at the highest personal cost. Following Sadat’s assassination, the deal was maintained by his successor, Hosni Mubarak.

Exuding a level of calm few Mideast nations dream of, Egypt went on to play a vital role in U.S.-Middle East geopolitics. But just one week into the 2011 protests, Washington applied heavy pressure on Mubarak, forcing him from office.

Despite the way he ruled, the fruits of Mubarak’s reign are hard to deny. He kept religious extremism under control, promoted U.S. interests, and maintained peace with Israel. These were promises he made 30 years prior when he first stepped into office.

When Mubarak was removed, Egypt and the West received the revolution they wanted. The innocent protesters quickly shed their sheepskin coats, revealing themselves as the radical Muslim Brotherhood. It stormed to power with Mohamed Morsi as supreme ruler. Then began the real power grab. Enemies were killed outside the presidential palace; Iranian warships were permitted access through the Suez Canal; and the U.S. embassy was overrun. The Egyptian military poured into the Sinai demilitarized zone. The Brotherhood threatened to scrap the peace deal with Israel. Morsi became Egypt’s newest pharaoh.

It was only when the economy failed that the military intervened with a coup to prevent the complete disintegration of the Egyptian state. Egypt was left in tatters. Countless women had been raped, churches burned, minorities persecuted, and terrorists empowered.

Since that time, the cleanup has been left to the new president, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.(FullStory)