Comments on: End of Mubarak rule isn’t end of problem http://blogs.reuters.com/breakingviews/2011/02/11/end-of-mubarak-rule-isnt-end-of-problem/ Wed, 22 May 2013 21:12:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: SEl-Hamamsy http://blogs.reuters.com/breakingviews/2011/02/11/end-of-mubarak-rule-isnt-end-of-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-6373 SEl-Hamamsy Mon, 14 Feb 2011 19:07:57 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/columns/?p=5315#comment-6373 Mr. Briancon While I agree that getting rid of Mubarak was only the first step in a long journey, I do not agree with the generally gloomy outlook or picture that you have painted. Sure there's a risk of chaos, no doubt. However, that risk was there even with Mubarak, since he apparently thought that he'd live forever or that he'd be able to engineer the succession of his son. In fact, the two main casualties of events in Egypt ARE Gamal Mubarak and Radical Islam. Now the biggest danger to the Egyptian Revolution is the continuation of a Military Regime. Articles such as yours putting the short term economic interests of the West over the long term interests of the World in a peaceful, prosperous, democratic Middle East may only serve to encourage the Military to stay in place. It is about time for everyone to abandon Mubarakism: apparent stability through repression and torture, while creating a bogeyman called Radical Islam. Mr. Briancon
While I agree that getting rid of Mubarak was only the first step in a long journey, I do not agree with the generally gloomy outlook or picture that you have painted. Sure there’s a risk of chaos, no doubt. However, that risk was there even with Mubarak, since he apparently thought that he’d live forever or that he’d be able to engineer the succession of his son. In fact, the two main casualties of events in Egypt ARE Gamal Mubarak and Radical Islam. Now the biggest danger to the Egyptian Revolution is the continuation of a Military Regime. Articles such as yours putting the short term economic interests of the West over the long term interests of the World in a peaceful, prosperous, democratic Middle East may only serve to encourage the Military to stay in place.

It is about time for everyone to abandon Mubarakism: apparent stability through repression and torture, while creating a bogeyman called Radical Islam.

]]> By: Rcameltoueg http://blogs.reuters.com/breakingviews/2011/02/11/end-of-mubarak-rule-isnt-end-of-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-6371 Rcameltoueg Mon, 14 Feb 2011 17:19:34 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/columns/?p=5315#comment-6371 Mr. Briancon, your article does not at all honor the monumental effort deployed by the youth of Egypt and its population to oust the 30 years old despot. Instead it looks at a very narrow and gloomy and obsolete view regarding worries about totally subjective and hypothetical scenarios such as closing Suez Canal... Why isn't the world more interested in pressuring Israel to conclude a fair Peace with all its neighbors? Wouldn't that give the World enough stability in an area rich with oil and other resources? What about ending the Iraq occupation? Wouldn't that cause more stability? What about promoting democracy and rule of law in the Middle East? Wouldn't that be the best guarantee for market stability instead of relying on old, corrupt and senile rulers or is democracy a right only in the First World and a luxury in the third World? Is it not time for the First World countries to start treating the rest of the World as equal and its populations to have the same right? Mr. Briancon, your article does not at all honor the monumental effort deployed by the youth of Egypt and its population to oust the 30 years old despot. Instead it looks at a very narrow and gloomy and obsolete view regarding worries about totally subjective and hypothetical scenarios such as closing Suez Canal… Why isn’t the world more interested in pressuring Israel to conclude a fair Peace with all its neighbors? Wouldn’t that give the World enough stability in an area rich with oil and other resources? What about ending the Iraq occupation? Wouldn’t that cause more stability? What about promoting democracy and rule of law in the Middle East? Wouldn’t that be the best guarantee for market stability instead of relying on old, corrupt and senile rulers or is democracy a right only in the First World and a luxury in the third World? Is it not time for the First World countries to start treating the rest of the World as equal and its populations to have the same right?

]]> By: SamJan25 http://blogs.reuters.com/breakingviews/2011/02/11/end-of-mubarak-rule-isnt-end-of-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-6367 SamJan25 Mon, 14 Feb 2011 09:16:28 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/columns/?p=5315#comment-6367 For God’s sake - not another gloomy scenario! We just finished battling the Islamic fundamentalist specter, which was held up around the world to garner support for Mubarak’s oppressive regime. And yet, against all odds Egyptians still successfully and peacefully toppled a tyrannical and corrupt regime – a regime, Mr. Briancon, which was backed by Western countries such as yours because a stable supply of oil (amongst other things) far outweighs empty rhetoric Western governments make about basic human rights and democracy for all. The VAST majority of Egyptians believe in, and yearn for, democracy, liberty, justice and integrity. Over the past 20 days we proved that these desires transcend differences in our religions, social brackets, age, gender and political views. We are a peace-loving nation. Shame on you Mr. Briancon for offering up yet another gloomy specter in order to sabotage this peaceful revolution with the sole aim of a flow of oil to the West. Can you not trust that stability and democracy in the region will benefit all? For God’s sake – not another gloomy scenario!

We just finished battling the Islamic fundamentalist specter, which was held up around the world to garner support for Mubarak’s oppressive regime. And yet, against all odds Egyptians still successfully and peacefully toppled a tyrannical and corrupt regime – a regime, Mr. Briancon, which was backed by Western countries such as yours because a stable supply of oil (amongst other things) far outweighs empty rhetoric Western governments make about basic human rights and democracy for all. The VAST majority of Egyptians believe in, and yearn for, democracy, liberty, justice and integrity. Over the past 20 days we proved that these desires transcend differences in our religions, social brackets, age, gender and political views. We are a peace-loving nation. Shame on you Mr. Briancon for offering up yet another gloomy specter in order to sabotage this peaceful revolution with the sole aim of a flow of oil to the West. Can you not trust that stability and democracy in the region will benefit all?

]]> By: hexagon http://blogs.reuters.com/breakingviews/2011/02/11/end-of-mubarak-rule-isnt-end-of-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-6360 hexagon Sun, 13 Feb 2011 15:00:22 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/columns/?p=5315#comment-6360 Who will lead Egypt now? Will this create a more powerful foothold for radical Islamic groups? As happy as I am for the citizens of Egypt, I question where the future of western society will be...... Who will lead Egypt now? Will this create a more powerful foothold for radical Islamic groups? As happy as I am for the citizens of Egypt, I question where the future of western society will be……

]]> By: tppatton http://blogs.reuters.com/breakingviews/2011/02/11/end-of-mubarak-rule-isnt-end-of-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-6355 tppatton Sat, 12 Feb 2011 19:49:08 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/columns/?p=5315#comment-6355 one day the usa may experance the same thing that is happining in other countries.the way is clear that the ureo is taking over in the us stock market.the dollar will soon be a thing of the past,an our dollar will be useless.the things that happening in the mideast may spreed to the united states with the fall of our wayof life in the us.if it can happen there it will happen here.once the ball starts rolling it could roll in the us of a .tppatton one day the usa may experance the same thing that is happining in other countries.the way is clear that the ureo is taking over in the us stock market.the dollar will soon be a thing of the past,an our dollar will be useless.the things that happening in the mideast may spreed to the united states with the fall of our wayof life in the us.if it can happen there it will happen here.once the ball starts rolling it could roll in the us of a .tppatton

]]> By: Veers2006 http://blogs.reuters.com/breakingviews/2011/02/11/end-of-mubarak-rule-isnt-end-of-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-6353 Veers2006 Sat, 12 Feb 2011 15:53:20 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/columns/?p=5315#comment-6353 The crisis in the Middle East is Iran,backed by Russia and China.It is important to take into account that Iran is a military viability in the region.Oil is as you pointed out the achilles heel of Western Democracies-particularly the American Empire.This is how it will unfold-North Korea will attack South Korea-Iran will invade Iraq and route the thinly dispersed American garrison-China will call in its loans along with other financial sanctions against America and Europe-Israel will panic and attack Iran as it engulfs the region into chaos driving oil to 500USD a barell-the DJIA will get shut off-and as the crisis is prolonged because Putins Russia will prevent America and Europe from using its wonder-weopons to destroy North Korea and Iran-Americans will sit around wondering why there is no gas at the pump and why the grocerie store is empty-from there you can imagine the rest. The crisis in the Middle East is Iran,backed by Russia and China.It is important to take into account that Iran is a military viability in the region.Oil is as you pointed out the achilles heel of Western Democracies-particularly the American Empire.This is how it will unfold-North Korea will attack South Korea-Iran will invade Iraq and route the thinly dispersed American garrison-China will call in its loans along with other financial sanctions against America and Europe-Israel will panic and attack Iran as it engulfs the region into chaos driving oil to 500USD a barell-the DJIA will get shut off-and as the crisis is prolonged because Putins Russia will prevent America and Europe from using its wonder-weopons to destroy North Korea and Iran-Americans will sit around wondering why there is no gas at the pump and why the grocerie store is empty-from there you can imagine the rest.

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