Reply #5: Kerry: Mubarak's resignation 'on par with the fall of the Berlin Wall

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http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2011/02/kerry_mubaraks_1.html

Kerry: Mubarak's resignation 'on par with the fall of the Berlin Wall

The resignation of Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak will usher in a period of unpredictable change throughout the Middle East, Massachusetts Senator John Kerry, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said in an interview today, putting it "on par with the fall of the Berlin Wall" for historic significance.

"I believe this is a harbinger of a transformation that will work its way through a lot of different countries over time," he said in a telephone interview. "But we don't yet know where this is going to go."
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"They have to evaluate their own relationship with their own people," Kerry said. "I think those folks have to see that this is a changing world. Modern economies require modern political responses and it is harder in today's world of information flow and globalization to quash things and repress things."
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Nobody knows what Egypt's new government is," he said. "But I believe the military understands the value of it and the people in Egypt who make the economy work in the universities and other places have a strong understanding of why that is important. I personally think the likelihood is that it will be retained."
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Generally much better than the PR, IMO. Aside from the last part, which, I guess, is part of the mandatory talk in America. If the Egyptians decided to have the Muslim Brotherhood as part as their government through a free election, what stand would we have to oppose that? (and yes, I know that Kerry is far from being one of the worst offender. It is just that this is these types of statements that reinforces the idea abroad that the US wants only Democracy if it is in their interest).

BTW, Kerry is one of those who made great analysis of why Hamas and Hezbollah came to power. He was right then. Hopefully, he will continue to be now.