EGYPT: THIS IS AMERICA'S MOMENT TO SHINE: WILL OBAMA HAVE THE COURAGE TO LEAD

“MR MUBAREK, LET THESE PEOPLE RULE!” AN APPEAL TO PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA! IT IS TIME FOR THE GREAT SPOKESMAN, PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA TO LEAD THE WORLD TO FREEDOM! To you Mr. President, Barack Obama, this is an appeal to seize an opportunity to win the war on terror without firing a shot. By showing the world that America stands for freedom and that the cause of liberty for which those people fight in Egypt today IS IN FACT, the American cause and the American Way. To the people of Egypt: we offer an extended hand. The people of Egypt and the peace loving people who seek freedom in the Middle East must know the American people are your friends and we fight for freedom WITH YOU. "Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, in order to assure the survival and the success of liberty," said U.S. President John F. Kennedy. This is the defining moment for Barack Obama and a failure to stand up for freedom in Egypt and the Middle East serves to seriously erode American credibility in the world. FOR GOD'S SAKE WHY DO WE HAVE AMERICAN TROOPS AROUND THE GLOBE FIGHTING A WAR ON TERROR UNDER A GUISE OF PROTECTING FREEDOM WHEN WE CANT USE OUR MOUTHPIECE (THE BULLY PULPIT OF THE US PRESIDENCY) TO GIVE SUPPORT TO PEACEFUL LOVERS OF FREEDOM IN EGYPT. IF OBAMA AND AMERICAN LEADERS DO NOT SPEAK LOUDLY AND CLEARLY AND QUICKLY, THEY ARE SPITTING ON THE GRAVES OF EVERY SOUL THAT FOUGHT IN THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. Mr. Obama, I am a life-long student of foreign policy and a realist. I understand the hard dilemma that faces U.S. policymakers. If we fail to support our friends how do we assure other friends in other capitols of the world that we will not back down and abandon them in their biggest time of need. Will our behavior in supporting freedom fighters not encourage protest movements in other countries that may destabilize those countries which are ruled by friendly albeit autocratic rulers. In some cases is it possible that extremist elements who are opposed to the United States may find their way into power? Such are the dangers we face in the world today. When our American forefathers chose to seek freedom from Great Britain 235 years ago they too faced great danger and fear and they resolved the matter in favor of freedom. Mr. President, please do one thing: Look closely at a picture in the White House of your predecessor former President Ronald Reagan. I met Ronald Reagan only once but I loved Ronald Reagan. No one other than perhaps Mr. Reagan is as qualified as you Mr President to lead the world toward the freedom that America must and has stood for since its birth as a nation. President Reagan was not afraid when he said “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall.” It is now your responsibility Mr President to tell Mr. Mubarak “Let these people rule.” You, Mr. President, are most qualified to travel the world and speak to the people of the Middle East, the people of Asia, and you now have an attentive audience you will not likely have again.' You can explain to those freedom fighters and would-be terrorists the history of the birth of America, the liberty lovers who gave birth to our country, the enlightened ideas that America is based upon and WHY WE LOVE AMERICA. You have the ability and power at this moment, Mr. President, to lead a world wide crusade: not one of self interest or intolerance but a crusade that seeks recognition of the very basis of American freedom that can serve as a model for freedom fighters around the world. You can explain to the young people of the middle east that their trust in us is not displaced and that we have in fact been fighting the very same battle ourselves against the forces who seek to impose their will on others by force or terror. Our failure to speak in favor of freedom at this important moment is going to come with a very heavy price because freedom will someday overcome in the middle east. When that day comes will we have been seen by the masses as having been on the right side? If so, America will remain the leader of the free world. If not, she will not deserve to be. This, Mr President, is your defining moment. You may be one of America's greatest statesmen, or a dismal and fearful failure. Fortunately or unfortunately as the case may be, it is also a defining moment for America. Your conduct over the next few days is going to define in the eyes of at least a generation what America really stands for. Please tell the world that America stands for Freedom and not fear. And that the huge sacrifices our nation has made from the war against Britain that gave birth to our country to the present day conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan have been for the purpose of insuring freedom against those who would impose their will on others.

Comments

[David R.]

Always good to share one's perspectives & put some ideas out there. There's a welcomed nod to President Reagan. I witnessed him speak 1979-80 in Columbus, which made a believer out of me that he was indeed of strong leadership character. More so now, in retrospect. To make any allusion whatsoever to The Incredible Mr. Limpet-in-Chief possessing some semblance of "qualifications" regarding Worldly matters such as these is a gross overstatement. As much as I dislike saying, but by comparison Ms. Hillary would've exhibited stronger leadership in this particular situation.
That's about all I can muster regarding the current state of our present-day "leadership."

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I could say it happened upon a midnight clear, but it didn't. A few days before Christmas Twitter was buzzing with a ridiculously cheap airfare to Paris that l'homme and I could not resist. Expect a full beauty, food, and wine review when I return.