Quote Originally Posted by gaelic cowboy View Post
You know I suppose Israel are worried that a real democracy might actually take root in Egypt [...]
The Israelis are hardly unique. Every *********** in that corner of the world has been justifying their own cretinous behavior by claiming their neighbors and/or alternatives are worse. I don't care if it's Jordan, Syria, Egypt, Israel, whomever. They all validate their catalog of evils by pointing the finger at the other guy and saying, "See? He's worse."

So I cannot imagine any ME country being jazzed about the possibility -- even the faint possibility -- of classical liberal democracy emerging in a state as populous as Egypt. Pulls the rug right out from under them and their **********.