GOP Conference chairman: America must stand with Egypt

[The Straight Story]

GOP Conference chairman: America must stand with Egypt

(CNN) – GOP Conference chairman Thaddeus McCotter voiced his support for Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak Friday in a statement released on his website.

The Republican congressman from Michigan likened demonstrations in Egypt to "Iran's 1979 radical revolution." He cautions that those who "will be tempted to superficially interpret the Egyptian demonstrations as an uprising for populist democracy" should instead "recall how such similar initial views of the 1979 Iranian Revolution were belied by the mullahs' radical jackbooted murderers."

McCotter, the chairman of the House Republican Policy Committee, called for America to back Egypt, stating, "Thus America must stand with her ally Egypt to preserve an imperfect government capable of reform; and prevent a tyrannical government capable of harm.

"For if Egypt is radicalized, all of the reforms sought by the Egyptian people and supported by the United States with them - including consensual and constitutional government; free elections; open and unbridled media; and Egyptian control of their natural resources - will be lost. Nascent democratic movements in the region will be co-opted and radicalized."

He further references Iran, saying, "Inexcusably, this crisis has been hastened and exacerbated by the U.S. Administration's refusal to wholeheartedly embrace Iran's truly democratic 2009 Green Revolution."

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/01/28/gop-conference-chairman-america-must-stand-with-egypt/

[pinboy3niner]

1. Standing with the people IS standing with Egypt. nt

[The Straight Story]

7. Wait, I thought we were not standing with anyone officially? :)

Don't stand, just comment.... :rofl:

[pinboy3niner]

9. This guy doesn't have a leg to stand ON

He's deluded, or ignorant, or both if he thinks there is a prospect of a result like the Iranian revolution produced.

It is utterly predictable, though, that GOP pols will bend over backwards to support an authoritarian regime.

[customerserviceguy]

11. If the Muslim Brotherhood hijacks this revolution to come to power

will you admit you were wrong?

I sincerely hope it doesn't happen, but if it does, then it's Iran all over again. And we know how that turned out for Jimmy Carter.

[pinboy3niner]

12. Hey, I've been wrong before, and said so

I'm relying on reports that the MB, while well-organized, doesn't have sufficient popular support.

Their brand of authoritarianism also doesn't seem to be any more palatable to the Egyptian people than what they've been suffering under.

Do you have any particular reason to expect that the MB can successfully hijack the revolution? I'm open to new information.

:hi:

[customerserviceguy]

13. I admit, I've been wrong before, too

All I have to go on is history. Islamic peoples have long lived under autocratic rule, and any revolutionary 'change' has just meant a different autocratic leadership that the people of an Islamic nation have had to live under. Only in the figure of Kemal Ataturk is there a "George Washington" in the history of this culture.

[RagAss]

2. ASSCLOWN !

[marmar]

3. Thaddeus McCotter: America must stand with the repressive dictator in Egypt.....

...... all this "people demanding their rights" stuff is kinda scary.

[malaise]

8. Thaddeus is a well known

fascist.

[whirlygigspin]

4. why if the keeps ups Americans might even insist on clean and fair elections...

...and then Anarchy might rule here at home too!


better nip it in the bud,oh yes.

[safeinOhio]

5. So, how did that standing with the Sha

thingy work out for ya?

[liberaltrucker]

6. With all due respect, Mr McCotter

Go fuck yourself.

[roamer65]

10. McCrapper is a POS.

He's an embarrassment to our state.