Arab Spring = False Hope

Internal violence has now spread to Tunisia, Sudan, Nigeria, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, India, and Germany. Al Qaeda is publicly urging attacks on U.S. embassies and lauding the murder of our ambassador. Iran is being Iran, to the point where Canada has broken off relations.

I said it - in print - at the time; the Arab Spring was not a cry for freedom, it was one group of bullies and thugs overthrowing another for control of the lunchroom. You may also remember that I STRONGLY objected to our use of force in Libya, stating we had no idea what instability the overthrow of that gov't would bring to that country 

This is not a partisan post. This is not an election post. This is the simple truth: aside from tossing a few drones at a problem, this administration has no comprehensive, proactive foreign policy in the Middle East. And American prestige and lives are paying for that gaffe.