tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8003335.post7146958352374717129..comments2024-03-23T00:46:27.084+02:00Comments on Egyptian Chronicles: #NU : Talk to me about the State of lawZeinobiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12290387395565291310noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8003335.post-38482033079291530392013-09-20T00:02:43.403+02:002013-09-20T00:02:43.403+02:00I read this about Egypt. Were you aware of this an...I read this about Egypt. Were you aware of this and what do you think of it please ?<br /><br /> «William B. Quandt, who served on the National Security Council during the 1970s and the Camp David Accords, the apex of U.S.-Egyptian relations, said he believes U.S. influence in the region has been fading for at least 20 years, beginning with the end of the first Gulf War and the 1991 Madrid conference, which failed to bring about major changes in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. U.S. relations fell again in 2000 when then-President Bill Clinton failed to seal a deal between the Israelis and Palestinians, sparking a Palestinian uprising. Two years later, the United States prepared to enter Iraq. While U.S. intervention in Libya in the form of airstrikes was once celebrated, the region blames the United States for the instability that has defined the period since the fall of former Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi.<br /><br />»The latest [Egypt’s] move toward Russia is one of many new alliances emerging in a rapidly evolving post-Arab Spring Middle East, Quandt said. That move is based on immediate interests, and can seem perplexing. Iraq’s two best allies, for example, are the United States and Iran. In Syria, the two biggest opponents of an expanding al Qaida influence are the United States and Assad – who two years ago President Barack Obama said “must go.” For an Egypt looking to assert its independence from the United States, find new economic partners and establish itself again as a key player in the region, aligning itself with Russia now makes sense. “There is no ideological lineup,” Quandt said. “You are going to see some very odd, very odd alignments in the next few years.”» Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com