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Old 01-31-2011, 11:11 AM   #138
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Originally Posted by Savvy27 View Post
You're kind of an 'ends justify means' guy yourself, aren't you? I mean, you are arguing that the continuation of an oppressive regime is acceptable in the interest of international security.

When will the people in Egypt deserve a shot at legitimate democracy?
The problem is that it has been demonstrated many times that democracy and fundamentalist Islam are incompatible. There was a revolution exactly like this in Iran, and the peoples choice came in, look where they are now. Its not a simple answer, I agree Mubarak has to go but the replacement regime is not going to be this feel good democratically elected government. This is going to be Iran all over again.
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