Holy Crap! Bush Was Right: Egypt is the Bush Doctrine Made Real!

For all those people that damned Bush about "democracy in the Middle East" being a fairy tale (like Senator Barack Obama) can pretty much put that thinking into the dustbin of history. Egypt proves that the Bush Doctrine might have been the correct move when viewed decades from now. Here what he said in 2004 Republican Convention Speech.

''The terrorists know that a vibrant, successful democracy at the heart of the Middle East will discredit their radical ideology of hate,'' the president said. ''I believe in the transformational power of liberty. As the citizens of Afghanistan and Iraq seize the moment, their example will send a message of hope throughout a vital region. Palestinians will hear the message that democracy and reform are within their reach, and so is peace with our good friend Israel. Young women across the Middle East will hear the message that their day of equality and justice is coming. Young men will hear the message that national progress and dignity are found in liberty, not tyranny and terror.''

The Egyptians are now getting all the freedom and liberty that they can stand right about now. I mean if you think about it they might have the first free election in their 5000 year history in the next 6 months to a year. That is pretty historic stuff if you look at it. They have found out that "national progress and dignity" was found in liberty and not Mubarak's tyranny.

So I wonder if any pundits or Democrats will give Bush any credit for this? I mean he deposed an Islamic dictatorship in the Taliban and a secular dictatorship in Iraq. Both countries still have their problems but the purple ink-stained finger was the first sign that days of the Middle Eastern strongman was over.
 
It is so funny to read John Kerry's views on Middle Eastern democracy from 2004.

Kerry, too, envisions a freer and more democratic Middle East. But he flatly rejects the premise of viral democracy, particularly when the virus is introduced at gunpoint. ''In this administration, the approach is that democracy is the automatic, easily embraced alternative to every ill in the region,'' he told me. Kerry disagreed. ''You can't impose it on people,'' he said. ''You have to bring them to it. You have to invite them to it. You have to nurture the process.'' 

In other words he was flat-out wrong. Viral democracy did not have to be invited or nurtured or brought to the people of Egypt. They took it with little or no help from the US. In fact we waffled on it and even flirted with keeping Mubarak in power and they still won the day. They made their dictator fall and luckily it will make the rest of these Middle Eastern autocrats fall as well.

The stupid Mullahs who faked their election rather then letting the chips fall where they may be the next in line. I mean the world watches this stuff so a massacre would hopefully be off the table. The Green Revolution sputtered out but I will be willing to bet you that Green Revolution 2: Mullahs on the Run would probably succeed for the most part.

I mean the kids in Egypt with a little help from Google, Twitter and whatever else got rid of a 30 year dictatorship. It would be the same sort of thing for the kids in Iran to do the same. That is after the kids in Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and wherever else get their say first. Bush may be dumb but that doesn't mean he might be right in this case.