Neocon Dreams of Mideast Empire Dashed by Revolts in Tunisia and Egypt

[rfranklin]

Big Trouble in Tunisia for America’s Mideast Raj

by Eric Margolis

Oops! Something has gone terribly wrong with Washington’s plans for regime change in the Mideast. Wasn’t there supposed to be a US and British engineered revolution against Iran’s mullahs, followed by installation of a cooperative pro-western government and a bonanza for western oil companies?

The revolution came, all right, but in the wrong place. The explosion of popular fury in Tunisia that ousted its dictator of 23-years is sending shock waves across the Arab world and has alarm bells ringing in Washington.

Pay no attention to President Barack Obama’s pious bromides welcoming the revolution in Tunisia. The US, France and their Arab satraps are deeply worried that Tunisia’s popular revolution could spark similar uprising against the dictatorships or monarchies in other members of America’s Mideast Raj, notably Egypt.

It has come to light that Tunisia’s ruling elite had dinners and wine flown in from Paris at government expense for lavish parties in their beachside villas. Shades of the Iranian revolution, when women of the ruling elite in Tehran used to send their dirty laundry to Paris for hand washing, or fly to Paris to have their hair done for a soiree.

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http://www.lewrockwell.com/margolis/margolis223.html

[CanonRay]

1. Soon playing at an American city near you

if the rich keep getting richer at our expense.

[raccoon]

2. Kick. nt

[bemildred]

3. Stay tuned, we are just warming up the engines. nt

[eissa]

4. God, I hope he's wrong

but fear he's not. The Islamists will be the last men standing.

[Catherina]

5. Such a glorious thing to see. I hoped this would happen but didn't dare believe it could. rec'd n/t

[Nuclear Unicorn]

6. We should end all combat operations by American forces in Tunusia and Eg

oh wait


If I may point out, a couple of years abck when Ron Paul was taking heat for the racist comments in his newsletter he claimed Lew Rockwell was the actual author.

[Scurrilous]

7. K & R

:thumbsup:

[MattBaggins]

8. Where have I heard this before?

"Oops! Something has gone terribly wrong with Washington’s plans for regime change in the Mideast. Wasn’t there supposed to be a US and British engineered revolution against Iran’s mullahs, followed by installation of a cooperative pro-western government and a bonanza for western oil companies?"

What decade are we discussing here? 40s? 60? Now?