I have just read this interesting post about John McCain and his policy towards the so-called "The threat of radical Islamic terrorism" in The Pakistan Policy blog , experts are right when they are saying McCain may be worse than Bush .
The post was about the Speech McCain had said to the Los Angeles World Affairs council about his views regarding the international affairs on March 26, 2008
Here is the original complete speech from John McCain's official website
McCain mentioned Egypt in his speech among other countries like Iran,Saudi Arabia and Pakistan.
Here is what he said :
For decades in the greater Middle East, we had a strategy of relying on autocrats to provide order and stability. We relied on the Shah of Iran, the autocratic rulers of Egypt, the generals of Pakistan, the Saudi royal family, and even, for a time, on Saddam Hussein. In the late 1970s that strategy began to unravel. The Shah was overthrown by the radical Islamic revolution that now rules in Tehran. The ensuing ferment in the Muslim world produced increasing instability. The autocrats clamped down with ever greater repression, while also surreptitiously aiding Islamic radicalism abroad in the hopes that they would not become its victims. It was a toxic and explosive mixture. The oppression of the autocrats blended with the radical Islamists' dogmatic theology to produce a perfect storm of intolerance and hatred.
We can no longer delude ourselves that relying on these out-dated autocracies is the safest bet. They no longer provide lasting stability, only the illusion of it. We must not act rashly or demand change overnight. But neither can we pretend the status quo is sustainable, stable, or in our interests. Change is occurring whether we want it or not. The only question for us is whether we shape this change in ways that benefit humanity or let our enemies seize it for their hateful purposes. We must help expand the power and reach of freedom, using all our many strengths as a free people. This is not just idealism. It is the truest kind of realism. It is the democracies of the world that will provide the pillars upon which we can and must build an enduring peace.
This is not a new talk and to be honest what he said is true of course he and the other Neoconservatives do not want a real democracies 
in the Islamic countries still it is true that the United States lost a lot by depending upon autocratic rulers.
It was great to find that the McCain considered Presidents Sadat and Mubarak from the autocratic rulers despite their alliance with the United States , I included President Sadat because he used a plural word "rulers" , it is strange because Sadat opened the door for the United States in the region.Of course I did not include President President Nasser because he was not that friendly with the U.S at least publicly.
McCain says clearly that he does not want to deal anymore with the autocratic rulers of Egypt , they should be changed for the sake of the American National security and the autocratic rulers of Egypt do not care because they think that they own winning games to keep them on the table .
[[McCain says clearly that he does not want to deal anymore with the autocratic rulers of Egypt]]
ReplyDeleteJohnny dear, although i like you, but about that above...you can
KISS KISS MY ASSSSSSS.
((assuming it is really McCain testimony and not another falsification of you Zeinobia, i don't know why the fuck presidency candidate will be interested in mentioning egypt rulers in the middle of a campaign))
@loudlaughter,and may I dare and ask why I would falsify something like this ?? and what did I falsify before ??
ReplyDeletewith my all respect if you read the post well you will find the complete speech link in his official website
[[and what did I falsify before ??]]
ReplyDeleteamong countless incidence
-Semi Daily reports about H5N1, raising infection incidence in egypt beyond china's own rates
-claiming the death of 60 palestinian pilgrimage from sickness & exhaustion on the borders, a massacre with no body of evidence
[[you will find the complete speech link in his official website]]
damn long & boring speech, i can't get your statement from it
@loudlaughter , I do not falsify anything
ReplyDeletemy coverage on the H5N1 is based on the newspapers and the ministry of Health day by day
about the Palestinian Pilgrims ,well they appeared on Al Jazeera
I do not falsify news because I am not a liar
if you do not have time to read the link then you are not entitled to question creditability
if you are so persistent to go through loads & loads of candidate media crap to get a sentence or two that proves your political orientation, so it is not only the credibility to question but mental health as well
ReplyDeleteit is amazing that you were the only one who read the shunk of news on aljazeera, besides..since when aljazeera become a credible source of information?
@loudlaughter , ok may I ask what is the credible source in your opinion other than bad Al-Jazeera ?? Nile News !!
ReplyDeletein current time, there is no source of information deserve to be considered credible, so when i publish something, i must balance the story with the thing that allah put in our skulls (called brain) and avoid publishing without evidence from at least second independent source
ReplyDeleteand definitely, al-jazeera is not a source at all!!!!
I believe McCain's speech referred to before the 1970s, which means before Sadat or Mubarak were presidents. Specifically to Nasser.
ReplyDeleteHere's a history link on the era
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_modern_Egypt#Nasser_and_Arab_socialism
Notice that Nasser is defined by Wikipedia as an autocrat:
"Nasser ruled as an autocrat but remained extremely popular within Egypt and throughout the Arab world. His willingness to stand up to the Western powers and to Israel won him support throughout the region. However, Nasser's foreign and military policies were central in provoking the Six Day War in 1967. This conflict saw the Egyptian, Syrian and Jordanian armed forces routed by the Israelis. Israel occupied the Sinai Peninsula and the Gaza Strip from Egypt, Golan Heights from Syria, and West Bank and East Jerusalem from Jordan. This defeat was a severe blow to Nasser's prestige both at home and abroad. Following the defeat, Nasser made a dramatic offer to resign, which was only retracted in the face of mass demonstrations urging him to stay. The last three years of his control over Egypt were far more subdued."
I'm not an expert on Egyptian history, but it appears McCain is expressing a very common historical viewpoint. If he's wrong, blame the historians. At any rate, he was referring to the late 1960s. And his main point is that making alliances with authortarian leaders in order to promote stability,but at the cost of supporting political repression-- is wrong. Yet, that's the way the world related to each other for centuries.
It's a greater risk to support democracies being set-up, and results in much uproar and at times conflict. Authortarian governments are more "stable", but at what cost? Establishing a democracy is a messy process, it takes longer, but is well worth all the sacrifice.
But McCain believes that it is still the right thing to do, to promote freedom, rather than authorptarian governments. That being said, no one seems to want it, which is very sad.
@anonymous he definitely did not mean Nasser time , he was speaking about the current era , already Mubarak is no different than Nasser except the economic policies and attitudes towards the west and of course the Charisma , poor Mubarak has none , anyhow if you notice the Egyptian current regime was under the fire of the American administration over and over also the Congress
ReplyDeleteif he was referring to the 1960s , well pardon me but he really lives in the past