As the world looks to the American response, we must decide what kind of strategy we plan on carrying into the future. Will we continue an outdated policy of supporting despots in farce elections, or will we practice what we so often like to preach. Unfounded fears over who may or may not fill a potential vacuum mustn't be an excuse to sustain the status quo. While it's true that revolution doesn't always bring democracy or a better life, like what came out of Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution, it's up to the Egyptian people to decide their country's course. At a time of upheaval, the only guarantee is that our current strategy of supporting similar regimes in the region will breed the very radicalism that we hope to avoid.
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