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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group
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To: Worswick who wrote (392)9/19/2001 3:59:34 PM
From: Win Smith  Read Replies (1) of 281500
 
It's fine to be upset, but think it through a little. Egypt is not a democracy. The government is more favorably disposed to the US than the general population, by all indications. A US policy reaction to a WSJ "man on the street" article ( which may be true, but is hardly a scientific opinion sample) is hardly going to make it easier for the Egyptian government to assist us.

The general population of Egypt also has a lot more to lose from Bin Laden. Bin Laden's followers are not going to take over the US, but they could, conceivably, take over Egypt, or Saudi Arabia. The governments of those countries have a fine line to walk. They want to help, I'm sure, because the threat to them from Bin Laden and followers is the greatest of all. We shouldn't make it harder for them without good cause.
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