Egypt and Arab States circle toilet bowl

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Originally Posted by ZenGum

... and reports are that in Libya pro-govt forces - apparently brought in from Chad - have killed around 70.

Using outside forces against domestic uprisings is an old and vicious trick, but it works.

The Brits used to play that card in the bad old days.

Bahrain looks like a lose - lose for the US, we're allied to an oppressive religious minority who can't afford to have democracy break out among a probably religiously intolerant majority...

Libya on the other hand...?

The main idea I got from Ali Vasr was that those in support of the uprisings may appreciate the international systems of trade and finance if not the Western way of life in general so this doesn't have to play out badly.