Clinton: Egypt must transition to democracy - no takeover that would lead to oppression

[jefferson_dem]

Clinton: Egypt must transition to democracyThe Associated Press

9:07 a.m. Sunday, January 30, 2011

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is calling on Egypt to move toward an orderly transition to democracy, but says there's a long way to go.

Clinton tells "Fox News Sunday" that the situation in Egypt is volatile and complex, as protestors continue to swarm into the streets.

While noting that President Hosni Mubarak has finally appointed a vice president, she says the U.S. also does not want to see a takeover of the government in Egypt that would lead to oppression.

The State Department says U.S. citizens in Egypt should consider leaving the country as soon as they can because of the spreading unrest there, and other countries were doing the same.

http://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/clinton-egypt-must-transition-821066.html

[marmar]

1. Uh huh. Whatever.

I'm sure that to the people of Egypt and the rest of the Middle East, the words of not-at-all hypocritical U.S. officials are starting to sound like the adults in the Charlie Brown cartoons.

[dipsydoodle]

5. Apparently it went down like a lead balloon in Egypt.

that's according to Al Jazeera's correspondent.

[jaxx]

2. She also told Greggory on MTP to stop putting words in her mouth.

Also said it is the people of Egypt who will choose their government, not us.

People forget this, those who want us to butt in and in essence take over.....it is the Egyptian people who will find the way forward.

[jefferson_dem]

3. "We want to see free and fair elections and we expect that will be one of the outcomes" of this.

Clinton On MTP.

[jefferson_dem]

4. Mubarak "has not met the demands of the Egyptian people & we want a peaceful transfer of power"

Clinton on CNN.

[Major Hogwash]

11. Pretty clear what they want, huh?

As long as they don't have to come right out and say it.

[harun]

6. Lead to oppression? Been under Emergency Law since 1967, except for an 18-month break in 1980s

And the U.S. supported them in that.

[stevenleser]

7. Are you honestly saying that you dont understand what she means? n/t

[harun]

8. She means she wants a new U.S. puppet, not the will of the Egyptian people. Which has

been U.S. policy forever.

U.S. has never given a sh*t about oppression of the Egyptian people and they aren't going to start now.

[stevenleser]

9. LOL. OK, I can see that taking you seriously was a mistake. Bye n/t

[harun]

10. Go back to watching Fox News. Look how smart it has made you.

[jonnyblitz]

12. you really haven't got a clue. nt

[wisteria]

13. That is nonsense, the US would welcome democracy in Egypt and an Egyptian President

we could maintain a friendly relationship with. What no one wants to see is the Egyptian people left with a leadership void for any anti-American and anti-democracy group to gain control of and for them to be suppressed and worse off then they are now. Can you guarantee that won't happen? Why the rush? Lets push for fair and democratic elections in September when the anger has cooled down and all of the people of Egypt can have a vote in their democracy? The ills of Egypt's are not going to be cured by hurriedly getting rid of Mubarak. They may get worse.

[harun]

14. All the wikileaks cable show the US is very very happy without Democracy in the Middle

East. You have no evidence the US would welcome Democracy in the Middle East. We don't even have Democracy in the United States. We live in a Corporate Representative Republic.